Exam 2: Neural and Genetic Bases of Behavior

In a disease such as Parkinson's disease,which neurotransmitter is highly likely to be inhibited?

Which of the following is one sign that might be visible after a person has undergone a hemispherectomy of the left cerebral hemisphere?

To produce a healthy copy of a sick person's tissue or organ is the major purpose of ____.

The transmission of electrochemical impulses are hastened by which part of the neuron?

The blood-brain barrier is a(n)____ wall of tiny blood vessels.

____ is a procedure in which stem cells are removed from a pre-embryo so that tissue or a whole organ can be produced.

Which system communicates by secreting messengers,known as hormones,directly into the bloodstream?

Dendrites receive information,the soma then transmits it to the axon to be sent to the other end of the axon in the form of an electrochemical impulse.Which of the following questions is being answered here?

The cerebral hemispheres are connected together at the bottom by the ____.

Damage to which lobe of the brain could result in blindness,even if the eyes and optic nerves are healthy?

In which section of the brain do the nerves from the left side of the body cross over to the right side of the brain and vice-versa?

Which neurotransmitter is important in pain reduction?

The size of the bundle of nerves that makes up the spinal cord is compared to the ____.

Animals with higher levels of ____ more strongly desire companionship,are more sexually active,and take better care of their young than those with lower levels.

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that are released from ____ when an action potential arrives at the axons terminal buttons.

What is the most dramatic difference between the brain of humans and the brain of other animals?

Which of the following is not a primary component of a neuron?

The visible and measurable traits of an organism are known as ____.

Doctors know that the hippocampus is part of the limbic system and is central in the acquisition and consolidation of new information in memory.But in the case of Henry Molaison,this part of the brain was surgically removed to control his epileptic seizures.His seizures stopped but he was unable to form new memories in his brain.Then why did the doctors remove this important part of the brain in 1953,the year of Henry's brain surgery?

Describe the process of reuptake.