Psyc Chapter 3 Midterm

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

Action Potential

The brain contains ______ of interconnected neurons and glia.

Billions

Which of the following higher level processes is not a function of the cerebral cortex?

Breathing

The two major divisions of the nervous system are the _____ and ______.

Central; peripheral nervous systems

Which of the following imaging techniques does not collect information about brain functioning?

Computerized Tomography (CT) scan

A _____ scan involves taking a number of x-rays of a particular section of a person's body or brain.

Computerized tomography (CT) scan

________ is a neurotransmitter involved in mood, reward, addiction, and motor behavior.

Dopamine

The effects of neurotransmitters tend to be ________, whereas the effects of hormones tend to be _______.

Fast; long lasting

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

Frontal

Wendy's mother has blue eyes and her father has brown eyes. The allele for brown eye color is dominant (B) to the allele for blue eye color (b), but Wendy has blue eyes. Therefore, Wendy's ________ must be ________ and her father's must be Bb.

Genotype; bb

Henry Gustav Molaison had brain surgery for which of the following reasons?

He had seizures

The endocrine system consists of a series of glands that produce chemical substances known as _____.

Hormones

Clive Wearing could remember which of the following types of memory?

How to play the piano

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the case study of Phineas Gage's accident, which led to brain injury?

Injury to the brain causes changes in behavior, and specific brain areas are linked to particular behaviors.

The _______ is the deep groove that separates the brain into two halves.

Longitudinal Fissure

Hyperpolarization means that the _____.

Membrane potential becomes slightly more negative than the resting potential

Rosemary had a stroke about a year ago and now she cannot understand what people are saying to her. This is embarrassing for her, so she responds using vague language and tries to make it appear as though she understands. Which area of Rosemary's brain was likely damaged by the stroke?

Wernicke's area

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

Parasympathetic

The _____ gland is often referred to as the master gland of the endocrine system

Pituitary Gland

__________ asserts that our genes set 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 of the following is not a limbic system structure?

Substantia nigra

The _____ nervous system is responsible for responses such as pupil dilation, increased heart rate, and increased respiration

Sympathetic

The somatosensory cortex is responsible for processing_____.

Temperature, touch, and pain

The auditory cortex is located in which lobe?

Temporal

Considerable debate occurs regarding the use of anabolic steroid drugs like _____ in professional athletes and bodybuilders.

Testosterone