Exam 3: Biological Foundations in Behavior

The link between the upper and lower brain is the:

The ____________ gland is known as the body's "master gland."

Which of the following does NOT require processing in the brain?

The spinal cord is part of the peripheral nervous system.

Spinal cord injuries that involve damage to the medulla tend to be fatal because with an impaired medulla:

In PET scan studies,when a person is speaking words,both Broca's area and the ____________ are active.

Marilyn experienced intense and unpredictable periods of rage.An MRI revealed that Marilyn had a tumor stimulating neurons in a specific brain area.Given what you know about the brain,her tumor was most likely located in which of the following regions of the brain?

Which physical event would be MOST like an action potential?

If you have an overactive thyroid gland,you will probably:

Which of the following can be found in a synaptic vesicle?

Which brain structure is a slight swelling right at the top of the spinal cord,where the cord enters the brain?

Where are the occipital lobes located?

Individual nerve cells are called:

The neural message being delivered in a synaptic transmission is carried across the synaptic gap by:

You are a neuron in the hand.Your only job is to send messages to the brain and spinal cord.You are:

Which of the following regulate the level of sugar in the blood?

The ganglia of the sympathetic division of the peripheral nervous system are all connected in a chain near the spinal column.

The adrenal gland's main function is to regulate:

In sleep studies,technicians record brain activity with an EEG.EEG is used because it:

Which function of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for the fact that it often takes people a long time to calm down after a stressful event?