Exam 4: The Brain: Source of Mind and the Self

An emergency room physician must treat a patient who has recently eaten a can of tainted mushrooms.Suspecting botulism,the physician must treat the woman in order to:

The system that relays messages in the form of electrochemical impulses throughout the body is called __________.

There are approximately _________ neurons in the brain of an average human being.

The pea-sized gland that is stimulated by light and helps regulate activity levels over the course of a day is the

The notion that human language production is controlled primarily by the left cerebral cortex was first proposed by __________.

"Split Brain" patients are patients who have had _________

The brain's "relay station" is the _______.

A young woman recovering from a blow to her head finds she has great difficulty maintaining her balance and coordinating her movements.Injury to which part of her brain is likely to be causing her difficulties?

When a neural impulse reaches the end of an axon,it causes the tiny oval sacs at the end of the axon to release chemicals called __________.

Dr.Chapin has just finished a delicate brain operation.He turns to a group of interns and says,"She probably lost about 1000 ___________,but since she still has over 100 billion left,she should recover nicely." Dr.Chapin was most likely referring to

The part of the brain responsible for emotional behavior and regulating the nervous system in times of stress is the _________.

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

The brain:

Corey was in an automobile accident that resulted in an injury to her brain.She now has difficulty with her hearing and her memory.The part of her brain most likely injured was her __________.

What kinds of neurons are connected to receptor cells in the skin,muscles,and joints?

Neurons are:

The short fibers which extend from the neuron allowing it to receive messages from other neurons are __________.

Calm is to aroused as _______ is to _______.

A "split brain" patient is asked to stare at a spot on a screen.When a picture of an object is shown to the left of the spot,the patient can

The autonomic nervous system is divided into two parts.These are termed the __________ nervous systems.