Biopsychology quiz

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

action potential

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? blindness cannot hear no sensation in his legs and feet difficulty breathing

no sensation in his legs and feet

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

parasympathetic

________ asserts that our genes set the boundaries within which we can operate, and our environment interacts with our genes to determine where within those boundaries we will fall.

range of reaction

Which of the following senses is not routed through the thalamus? audition smell taste vision

smell

The space between two neurons is called the ________.

synapse

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

terminal buttons

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