Exam 2: Neuroscience

If you were to remove potassium ions (K+) from inside of a neuron, the net effect on the neuron results in ____.

When information is received only in the right hemisphere of a split-brain patient, the patient is ____.

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

The medulla is responsible for ____.

Describe the effect of having a split brain. What would happen if information were given only to the right or the left hemisphere?

The action of tying your shoes is most likely to involve the ____ system.

The two major communication systems within the body are the nervous system and the ____ system.

Based on the available research, which statement is TRUE?

Excitation causes a postsynaptic cell to ____.

Treating a patient with schizophrenia with a drug that decreases dopamine activity too greatly could lead to symptoms of ____.

A neuron firing an action potential is most like a person ____.

The sympathetic nervous system activates a(n) ____ response, and the parasympathetic nervous system activates a(n) ____ response.

Michael Gazzaniga's split-brain patients ____.

Which brain structure is part of the forebrain?

A neuron's axon ____.

Which part of the brain plays an important role in sleep, attention, and consciousness?

Without glia cells, your brain would ____.

When we are motivated to engage in sexual activity, hormones of the ____ system may play a large role in this motivation.

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

Recent research has shown that persons with autism spectrum disorders experience abnormal activity in the ____.