Exam 2: Neuroscience and Biological Foundations

It is likely that your genetics has absolutely nothing to do with the color of the shoes you are wearing right now. This would mean that your choice of shoe color this morning has a heritability estimate of _____.

A possible future treatment to help those paralyzed from spinal cord injuries to walk again is ______.

Describe recent research regarding neuroplasticity and neurogenesis. Include the role of stem cells in the treatment of various physical and neurological dysfunctions.

An impulse that travels inward from a sensory fiber to the spinal cord, then outward to a muscle fiber, is called a(n) _____.

This lobe is involved in the perception of shape, color, and motion.

Which of the following findings supports localization of function?

The motor cortex in the _____ is responsible for your ability to place your foot on the brake pedal and stop at a red light.

This is a term for the specialization of the left and right hemisphere of the brain for particular operations.

Define the major functions of the spinal cord.

While roller blading without a helmet, Irena fell and hit the back of her head. She was taken to the hospital because she injured her _____.

In most adults, the left hemisphere of the brain is specialized for .

The _____ nervous system is responsible for fight or flight, whereas the _____ nervous system is responsible for maintaining calm.

Diagram a neuron with all of its major parts. Describe the functions of each part. Note: Artistic ability will not be graded; accuracy will be.

This structure at the top of the brain stem is involved in respiration, movement, waking, sleep, and dreaming.

Most poisons and drugs act at the _________ by replacing, decreasing, or enhancing the amount of neurotransmitter.

The reason you can wiggle your fingers "better" than you can wiggle your toes is because the area of the _____ for your fingers than for your toes.

Anna hears her teacher ask a question she knows the answer to, so she raises her hand so she can speak. Which division of the nervous system was responsible for her hand going up?

In addition to coordinating movement and maintaining balance, the cerebellum may also play a role in _____.

Too much of this neurotransmitter may be related to schizophrenia, whereas too little of this neurotransmitter may be related to Parkinson's disease.

_____ are threadlike strands of DNA molecules that carry genetic information.