Exam 2: Brain and Behavior

The myelin sheath of a neuron:

The _____ is the part of the autonomic nervous system that stimulates the body in response to stressors.

Someone who is unable to produce speech MOST likely has:

Alberto's grandfather has Parkinson's disease, which results in tremors and slow movement. The medicine Alberto's grandfather takes increases his levels of _____, which is low in people with Parkinson's disease.

Danielle has a disease that decreases both incoming messages from the senses and her ability to move. She MOST likely has:

When he was small, Lucas had a very high fever that caused damage to part of his brain. Since then, Lucas has had difficulty understanding speech. This suggests that the damage to Lucas' brain was MOST likely to the _____ lobe.

The _____ nervous system connects the central nervous system to the parts of the body that are controlled voluntarily.

After you eat, your body works to digest your food. The part of the nervous system that is MOST responsible for your digestion is the:

In your psychology class, you learned about the famous case in which railroad worker Phineas Gage suffered a severe head injury. An iron rod he was using hit blasting powder, causing the rod to shoot up and through his head. Phineas Gage survived with his basic abilities intact, although his personality underwent a profound change. Phineas Gage's case BEST illustrates the idea that:

Severe damage to the hippocampus may result in:

An action potential is the:

Aesha suffered damage to her cerebellum. Aesha is MOST likely to have difficulty with which task?

Neurotransmitters must travel across _____ to reach the next neuron.

The autonomic nervous system is responsible for _____, whereas the somatic nervous system is responsible for _____.

A neuron that connects only to nearby neurons is a(n):

Paula has multiple sclerosis, and she has trouble feeling the temperature and texture of any item she touches with her hands. Her inability to feel the things she touches suggests that the multiple sclerosis is MOST directly affecting her:

When Shana listens to a symphony at the opera house, neurons send that information to her thalamus, where it is processed before traveling onward to her auditory cortex and hippocampus. This processing of information within Shana's thalamus is MOST likely due to the activity of:

Dr. Lopez works with people who are unable to form new long-term memories. Dr. Lopez is MOST likely studying the:

Which is an example of executive control under the control of the frontal lobe?

Neurotransmitters are: