Exam 3: Biological Bases of Behavior

Which of the following is associated with the basal ganglia?

A car accident causes damage to a person's medulla oblongata. What is the person most likely going to be like?

Interneurons are responsible for

Which of the following is not a neuroimaging technique?

A heritability coefficient of 0.97 is obtained. What would you conclude?

When a neuron is at rest, the cell has a charge that is said to be:

Spreading voltage changes that occur when one neuron stimulates another is a:

Terminal buttons are important because they

A student of mine appears to be unemotional and incapable of memorizing or learning the information for our class. The student also appears to not put any effort into the class. What subcortical area may be damaged?

Information is sent to the brain via the sensory or _____ neurons.

The somatic nervous system of a patient is no longer working for an unknown reason. What would this person be like?

A change in gene frequencies within a given population over many generations is the definition of:

What happens when a neuron fires? Make sure your answer includes a description of the ion distribution involved in the resting potential, the graded potential, and the action potential.

People with excessive levels of glutamate are likely to experience

The midbrain does not include (the):

The ability to feel a wedding ring on your finger and to see the cat running through a room requires a normally functioning _______ lobe.

The theory of evolution by natural selection as written in the book, The Origin of Species, was proposed by:

Because the neuron is considered to be the basic building block of the nervous system, it is important that you understand the neuron thoroughly. For that reason, draw a neuron, labels the parts, and state the function of each part.

Motor neurons are responsible for

Alcohol interferes with movement and fine motor coordination because it affects a person's