Exam 2: Extension C: Brain and Behavior

The _____ consists of two egg-shaped masses of gray matter and is located just above the top of the brainstem and directly beneath the cerebrum.

Two structures that are part of the limbic system are the

Regarding speech and language processing by left-handers, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Visual images are accurately represented in miniature in the occipital lobes much like a "little TV screen" in the brain.

Which country would have the highest number of left-handers?

Differences between the two sides of the body, especially differences in the abilities of the brain hemispheres is called ____________________.

A functional MRI gives both a three-dimensional structural view of the brain as well as making brain activity visible.

One of your college friends who is an athlete tells you that he is thinking about using anabolic steroids in order to "bulk up" his muscle growth and improve his athletic performance.After reading the section on the endocrine system, what would you tell him?

The right and left hemispheres of the brain are connected by a bridge of nerve tissue called the ____________________.

When you give directions and point down the street, the part of the peripheral nervous system called the ____________________ nervous system controlled this voluntary movement of your finger.

Studies in which patients underwent cognitive behavioral therapy for phobias produced improvements in their behaviors and also changed the patient's brain activity.

Another term for "mindblindness" is ____________________.

The two cerebral hemispheres are connected by a band of fibers called the corpus callosum.

Which of the following is most likely to indicate hemispheric dominance?

As you are walking down a dark street, you hear a noise directly behind you, and you immediately dart off the sidewalk because of the activation of your amygdala.

When anesthesia or toxins, such as tetrodotoxin from the puffer fish, block a sodium channel, they

The chemicals released at the axon terminal are called neurotransmitters.

Karen has experienced an increase in her blood pressure, has lost weight, and is extremely irritable.Her doctor found that one of her endocrine glands was producing too much of its hormone.Karen most likely has an overactive ____________________ gland that regulates metabolism.

Neurons cannot be seen without a microscope.

Clear hand preferences has been shown in fetal ultrasound images.