Exam 3: Neuroscience

What would happen if the axon terminals malfunctioned?

What is the difference between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?

What structure is severed in a split-brain patient?

Which of the following terms is used to refer to change in the nervous system?

Dr.Emerson is contemplating the benefits of using DTI versus MRI for detecting mild traumatic brain injury.What would be a reason for Dr.Emerson to use DTI?

A ___ is a surgical procedure that destroys a portion of the prefrontal cortex.

Together,the hippocampus,amygdala,thalamus,and hypothalamus are sometimes called the ___.

What structure is the main pathway for information to pass from one cerebral hemisphere to the other?

In which lobe is the motor cortex located?

Which of the following is true about glial cells?

Lesioning is to ___ as TMS is to ___.

Although split brain patients show deficits in processing in laboratory experiments,they appear to have few problems in the real world.

When it comes to the brain and preventing cognitive decline,what slogan would be most appropriate?

Excitation is to rest as ___ is to ___.

Broca's area is to Wernicke's area as ___ is to ___.

Describe an action potential.

Which of the following methods to study the brain is best suited to measure the activity of different brain areas as participants are performing a task?

An action potential is a sudden ___ change in the electrical charge of a neuron's ___.

The branch-like fibres extending in clusters from the neuron's cell body are called ___.

Which of the following statements about signals travelling to the brain is TRUE?