Biopsychology

________ is the electrical signal that typically moves from the cell body down the axon to the axon terminals.

action potential

The ________ nervous system is responsible for stimulating digestion and causing the bladder to contract.

parasympathetic

Which of the following senses is not routed through the thalamus?

smell

The space between two neurons is called the ________.

synapse

Wernicke's are is located in which lobe of the brain?

temporal

The ________ of a neuron house neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers of the nervous system.

terminal buttons

Shivam has damage to his motor cortex in his right hemisphere. Which of the following is most likely to be true about Shivam's experience?

Shivam's frontal lobe damage has caused weakness on the left side of his body.

The two major divisions of the nervous system are the ________ and ________.

central; peripheral nervous systems

The ________ receives messages from muscles, tendons, joints, and structures in our ear to control balance, coordination, movement, and motor skills.

cerebellum

Broca's area is located in which lobe of the brain?

frontal

Dmitris is in a car accident and his parietal lobe is injured. Which of the following is the most likely behavioral effect of his accident?

no sensation in his legs and feet