Exam 2: Neuroscience

 Which of the following is part of the hindbrain? 

 If you were to insert an electrode at random into the brain,the odds are that the neuron you would hit would be one that uses the neurotransmitter ____. 

 A neuron's DNA exists within its ____. 

 The motor cortex is located in the ____ lobe of the cortex. 

 Describe the basic processes involved in the transmission of information from the beginning of one neuron the beginning of the next neuron.

 If you wanted to trace the flow of information through a single neuron,you would have to start at the____,go through the ____,and end at the ____. 

 Another name for the back part of the occipital lobe is the ____. 

 The symptoms of depression that may follow heavy use of MDMA (ecstasy)may result from depleted levels of ____. 

 Treating a patient with Parkinson's disease with a drug that increases dopamine activity too greatly could lead to symptoms of ____. 

 Which gland plays a role in sexual maturation? 

 organs of the body,endocrine glands,pituitary gland,hypothalamus organs of the body,endocrine glands,pituitary gland,hypothalamus 

 Marta is injected with a drug that prevents sodium (Na+)from entering into neurons in the part of the brain that controls the movement of the arms.What effect will this drug most likely have on Marta?​ 

 An axon that has a -55mv electric potential across its membrane ____. 

 The most convoluted and folded cortex would belong to which animal? 

 Motor-sensory cortex areas comprise about ____ of the cortex,and association cortex areas comprise about ____ of the cortex. 

 The central nervous system includes the ____. 

 Broca's area is located in the ____ lobe of the cortex. 

 Unlike the electricity that powers lights,the body's electrochemical energy relies upon ____. 

 Suppose that you are unable to remember any of the events or episodes of your life.This may be because of damage to your ____. 

 Within a single neuron,dendrites are ____ and axon bulbs are ____.