Exam 2: Brain and Behavior

Which statement about the cerebellum is FALSE? The cerebellum:

Phineas Gage's brain injury and the autopsy on Paul Broca's stroke patient provided evidence for the idea of:

The cerebellum is located near the _____ of the brain.

The _____ of the body part does NOT match the amount of space it takes up on somatosensory cortex; instead, each spot corresponds to the _____ of that part of your body.

Which part of the brainstem is involved in arousal, alertness, and attention?

You just came home after a long day in class and put your feet up on the couch. Soon, your heart and breathing rates decreased. Which division of your autonomic nervous system was MOST active while you relaxed?

Zeke is on his school's soccer team. During practice, Zeke and his teammates practice kicking balls into the soccer goal. When Zeke kicks the ball, he always uses his right foot. Zeke's use of his right foot to kick the ball is controlled by the _____ of Zeke's brain.

_____ is a task dominated by the right hemisphere.

Anita is experiencing difficulty falling asleep at night, and she is repeatedly waking up at 3 o'clock in the morning. The gland that is MOST likely affecting Anita's sleep cycle is the _____ gland.

Schizophrenia is partially caused by an overabundance of dopamine signaling in the brain. Thus, to treat schizophrenia, doctors would MOST likely prescribe a dopamine:

A large dog runs toward you, and your heart and breathing rates increase. Which division of your autonomic nervous system has been activated?

The "high" that runners feel during marathons MOST likely results from the release of:

Name the three main parts of the limbic system and their main functions. What is similar about all their functions? Why are they considered a single system?

The _____ connects the central nervous system to the parts of the body that are under voluntary or involuntary control.

Alek recently had a stroke. Although Alek can remember events that happened before his stroke, he cannot form new memories. Alek MOST likely has:

The central nervous system:

Plasticity is the ability of the brain to:

You are at a furniture store shopping for a new couch. You really like one couch in particular and can picture exactly where in your house it will go best. To do this, you are using a mental map of your house's layout. The part of the brain that you MOST relied upon to create this mental map in your memory is the:

The left hemisphere of the brain is dominant in the task of:

The _____ glands produce adrenaline and the "stress hormone" cortisol.