Exam 2: Brain and Behavior

Epinephrine and norepinephrine are produced by the

Jordan has developed a noticeable tremor and is experiencing dizziness and muscular weakness. Her doctor tells her that she has a crippling disease that will eventual progress to the point that she will have difficulty standing, walking, or feeding herself. Jordan most likely has

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

Underactivity of which endocrine gland or brain structure causes inactivity, sleepiness, slowness, obesity, and depression?

Which of the following is the brain area in humans that is largely responsible for our ability to use language, make tools, acquire complex skills, and live in complex social groups?

The inside of each resting neuron in your brain has an electrical charge of how many millivolts at the axon?

A nerve cell carrying information from your eyes, ears, fingers, etc. toward the central nervous system is called a(n)__________neuron.

If the right side of the brain is damaged, people lose their ability to understand jokes, irony, sarcasm, implications, and other nuances of language.

An excess of dopamine has been linked with the development of which of the following?

A person would not be able to walk nor a musician move his or her fingers to play an instrument without the neurotransmitter

Fallon has been diagnosed with a major depression. She is most likely deficient in which neurotransmitter?

In studies of men's and women's brains, it was hypothesized that women

One of the main roles of the midbrain is to

When a car suddenly brakes in front of you,

During a negative after-potential, there is an outward flow of which of the following from the axon?

The thalamus and hypothalamus are considered parts of the

Coma researchers used fMRI to reexamine 54 patients previously diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state, or brain-dead. Patients were repeatedly asked to imagine swinging a tennis racquet or walking down a familiar street. Five of the patients showed clearly different brain activity to the two tasks despite being unable to communicate with doctors in any other way. These results suggest that not all patients who are non-responsive are brain dead, but instead some may have

Neurotransmitters bind to which of the following located on dendrites and cell bodies?

When shown a picture of a spoon, Alfred says, "foon, hoon, poon." Alfred's mispronunciation would be classified as a(n)

From an early age, Daniel's parents noticed that Daniel could perform all tasks, including writing and sports activities, equally well with either of his hands. In fact, Daniel really does not prefer the use of one hand over the other in doing any task. Daniel would be described as