Exam 3: Biological Foundations

A new focus of research on Parkinson's involves the transplanting of brain tissue from fetuses into the brains of adults. For this procedure, fetal cells are chosen that produce:

Which of the following came first?

Which of the following is NOT one of the parts of a neuron?

Who of the following is most likely to be affected by multiple sclerosis (MS)?

Messages are sent to the brain or spinal cord from the body via ____________ neurons; messages leave the brain and spinal cord via ____________ neurons.

In considering the relative contributions of genes and environment, most scientists would agree that:

You might think of the pituitary gland as the master gland because it:

Jimmy's crossed eyes were not diagnosed and treated until he was an adolescent. Based on your knowledge of critical periods, what do you think would be the result of the crossed eyes on his adult vision?

Efferent neurons carry information:

The function of interneurons is to communicate:

Early in the twentieth century, Dr. Walter Freeman treated mental patients by performing:

Beatrice's mother and father both carry a dominant gene for brown eyes and a recessive gene for blue eyes. The probability that Beatrice's eyes are brown is:

A criticism of the Minnesota study that examined adopted twins is that:

An instructor looking at her class is also looking at:

In considering a human characteristic, we could say that the ____________ provides the options and the ____________ determines which option is taken.

Why are gametes unique?

Typically, it takes about a 100mV depolarization change to produce an action potential. Which of the following should result in an action potential?

The endocrine glands involved with sexual behaviour are the called the:

The gland that controls the release of hormones in the endocrine system is the:

The effect of the botulism toxin on acetylcholine is to: