Exam 2: Brain and Behavior

The chemicals made by the glands of the endocrine system are called:

Thaddeus volunteers behind the scenes at the local community theater. While setting up for a show, another volunteer accidently dropped a heavy set piece on Thaddeus's head. For several months after the accident, Thaddeus had significant trouble with problem solving, weighing multiple solutions, and forming strategies. Fortunately, Thaddeus recovered most of his functioning, although at times he still has minor trouble with these skills. It is MOST likely that the accident affected Thaddeus's _____ lobe.

Dr. Pahz studies the effect of chemicals produced by the brain on a person's mood and their perception of pain. Dr. Pahz MOST likely studies:

When at sea, ships use flags to communicate with other ships that are nearby. These flags would not be used to communicate with ships farther away. The use of flags by ships is similar to the use of _____ in the brain.

The main function of the thalamus is to:

The small branches that form connections with the next neuron are called:

Sophie suffered an injury to her brainstem and now has problems staying alert and maintaining attention. What part of Sophie's brainstem was MOST likely injured?

The _____ processes and relays sensory information.

At a busy intersection, a police officer directs traffic. The movement of the cars is controlled by the police officer, who is responsible for communicating to drivers how to proceed. The role of the police officer is MOST similar to the role of _____ in brain functioning.

Interneurons:

The _____ lobe of the brain contains part of the motor cortex responsible for movement.

Some antidepressant drugs act by blocking the reuptake of serotonin. The result of these drugs is:

Destiny had split-brain surgery as a teenager. She is now participating in an experiment where she looks at a dot on a screen and words are flashed either to the right or left of the dot. Destiny is asked to report what word she saw. Which statement MOST likely accurately represents her response? When a word is flashed:

At a local hospital, all patients with cardiac issues are housed on one floor of the hospital. On this floor is a nurses' station, which is connected to each patient room. From their station, the nurses can send and receive messages from patients as well as control the equipment in the patients' rooms. The nurses' station on this floor and its connections to the patients' rooms would be MOST comparable to which part of the human body?

_____ produces images of the brain whereas _____ does not.

The thalamus is located _____ of the brain.

When Matthew tries to speak, he has trouble getting out the words needed to express his thoughts. Matthew MOST likely has:

The _____ nervous system is made up of the brain and the spinal cord.

The peripheral nervous system:

The area of the brain that receives information from parts of the body is _____ and the area that sends information to parts of the body is _____.