Exam 2: The Nervous System

If a person ingested a substance that temporarily impaired the functioning of the hippocampus,which of the following would most likely be the result?

If a loud noise made you jump,which structure was most likely responsible for this response?

To which part of the spinal cord is sensory information sent?

The structure that meets the spinal cord in the hindbrain is the:

Which of the following is not true about the cerebral cortex?

Damage to the hypothalamus may alter someone's motivation to eat.

Damage to the ________________ could cause changes to one's motivation to eat,such as having a low appetite.

___________ are clusters of neuron cell bodies in the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.

Which of the following would NOT be an example of having an activated sympathetic nervous system?

A person suffering from an inability to speak the word she intends to say,sometimes described as having a word on the tip of your tongue,might have abnormal functioning in the:

An experimental drug that reduces the release of chemicals that inhibit axon growth may:

If a physician identified her patient as a low drug metabolizer,which of the following is most likely true?

The _________________ facilitates balance and the timing of movements.

Melatonin is released from the:

Many drugs that produce highly enjoyable effects likely do so by affecting the:

Tight junctions along blood vessels in the brain are formed by:

Extrapyramidal side effects produced by antipsychotic drugs are similar to the symptoms of:

A toxin that destroyed the presynaptic terminal on an axon would likely:

Oligodendrocytes form:

The ________________ lobe includes the somatosensory cortex,the structure responsible for processing touch information from the body