Exam 4: The Biological Bases of Behaviour

The part of the brain that receives sensations of touch,balance,and bodily position and that oversees spatial abilities is the __________.

A brain tumour's growth has caused Dick's vision to suffer.Which lobe of the brain is being affected by the tumour's growth?

Jeff is 13 years old and he has recently noticed some remarkable changes in himself.Over the past few months his voice has started to change,growing deeper.He has begun to grow pubic hair,as well as the beginnings of a facial beard.He is also filling out,with his muscles developing rapidly.These changes in Jeff are probably due to the action of the _____________.

The purpose of the myelin sheath is to _________.

Neural messages travel faster on axons that:

Axons:

The spinal cord:

The hypothalamus does NOT control:

The myelin sheath _______.

The part of the brain that controls hearing,does some additional processing of visual information,and is probably the site of permanent memory storage is __________.

A young woman returns from a day at the beach to find she has developed a severe sunburn.Which neurons are sending the messages from her burned skin to her brain informing her of the pain from the burn?

The tiny space between the axon terminal and the dendrites of another neuron is called the __________.

The cell body is enclosed by the:

The basic message-carrying cells of the nervous system are labelled:

The outer surface of the two cerebral hemispheres that regulates most complex behaviour is called the __________.

Axons:

The __________ system is made up of glands that release hormones into the bloodstream.

The entire area composed of the axon terminal of one neuron,the synaptic cleft,and the dendrite or cell body of the next neuron is called the _________.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the hypothalamus?

The thyroid and pituitary glands are parts of the _______ system.