Exam 4: The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

The ________ receives,processes,interprets,and stores incoming sensory information and also sends out messages destined for muscles,glands,and internal organs.

"I'm glad I spent time studying for this exam." When you say this to yourself,who is the "I" that is glad about this decision? We have a sense of being a conscious "self," but we also know that consciousness arises from the brain.Where in the brain is the sense of self? How have individuals answered this question? How did you react when you read about this issue?

________ occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is activated.

Cameron touches a hot iron and immediately pulls his hand away.His quick response occurs because:

Why is the sympathetic nervous system compared to the accelerator of a car?

Which of the following neurotransmitters affects neurons involved in muscle action and cognitive functioning?

Our textbook points out that ________ are known or suspected to be neurotransmitters.

When you turn on a light in a darkened room,your somatic nervous system is active.

Glia cells make up 90% of the brain's cells.

Match these descriptions with the appropriate brain structure. -A brain structure that regulates movement and balance and that is involved in the learning of certain kinds of simple responses.

On a hike through the hills,Tim feels a bug crawling up his leg under his pants.In this example,Tim's ________ is active.

Neurotransmitters exist in the brain,spinal cord,peripheral nerves,and certain glands.

Another name for neuron is nerve cell.

Which of the following occurs when the parasympathetic nervous system is activated?

You are walking through the forest and suddenly come upon a snake.This event will likely activate your brain's ________.

In a classic split-brain study,a picture of a chicken claw was flashed to the left hemisphere while a picture of a snow scene was flashed to the right hemisphere.When asked to choose a related image from an array of pictures:

Match these functions with the part of a neuron they describe. -The site where transmission of a nerve impulse from one neuron to another occurs.

A researcher is interested in identifying the patterns of brain activity that occur while a participant reads.In order to do this the researcher is most likely to:

Many neuroscientists suspect that glial cells carry chemical signals between parts of the nervous system.

Match these descriptions with the appropriate brain imaging or recording method. -A method for analyzing biochemical activity in the brain using injections of a glucose-like substance containing a radioactive element.