Exam 2: Brain and Behavior.

In order to perform a split-brain operation, which of the following would be severed?

Darlene experienced an increase in blood pressure, was extremely irritable, and her eyeballs appeared to be bulging out on several occasions.Her doctor found that one of her endocrine glands was producing too much of its hormone.Darlene most likely has a(n)

The most likely consequence of a split-brain operation is a patient

Damage to the thalamus will disrupt all of the senses EXCEPT for the sense of touch.

Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the immune system attacks and destroys

An arch of tissue at the rear of the temporal lobes, called the primary somatosensory area, directs the body's muscles.

The cell body of a neuron is also called the __________.

The outer portion of the adrenal glands that secretes corticoids is called the adrenal

Autism has been linked to an excess of which neurotransmitter?

An electroencephalograph (EEG)records

Bodily sensations such as touch, temperature, and pressure register in the __________ lobes.

If you gesture more with your left hand, you probably process language in your __________ hemisphere.

A person who has aphasia would have an impaired

A combination of preference for using hand, foot, eye, and ear is referred to as

An oversecretion of the corticoids can cause a condition in which a woman may grow a beard or a man's voice may become so low it is difficult to understand.This condition is known as

Because of his abuse of drugs, Miguel gets "stuck" on mental tasks and repeats the same answers over and over again, even when the answers are wrong.His abuse of drugs most likely caused damage to his __________ lobes.

Parents should not try to force a left-handed child to use his or her right hand.To do so may create

Neurotransmitters are released at the

The two main divisions of the human nervous system are the peripheral nervous system and the __________ nervous system.

Damage to the cerebellum would most likely result in