unit test 2 in ap pychology
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Neurotransmitters are typically stored in which of the following parts of a neuron?
make and carry out plans
People who have experienced severe damage to the frontal lobe of the brain seldom regain their ability to
digesting food
The autonomic nervous system is most directly involved in
Receptors, afferent neurons, interneurons, efferent neurons, effectors
what is the correct sequence of the neural chain of events set in motion by an environmental stimulus?
ruptake
The time shortly after a neuron fires is referred to as
Broca's area
Brain damage that leaves a person capable of understanding speech but with an impaired ability to produce speech most likely indicates injury to which of the following?
the refractory period
The time shortly after a neuron fires is referred to as
left cerebral hemisphere
For most people, speech functions are primarily localized in the
hear sounds
Stimulation of portions of the left temporal lobe of the brain during surgery will cause the patient to
hippocampus
The brain scans of people with amnesia are most likely to show damage to the
the parathyroid gland
The brain scans of people with amnesia are most likely to show damage to the
SSRIs
The drugs that block the reabsorption of neurotransmitters in the synapse during neural transmission are
primary visual cortex
The occipital lobes contain
hypothalamus
The part of the endocrine system that is responsible for overseeing and regulating the release of hormones across the entire body and regulates hunger and eating is the
Paul Broca
The person most strongly associated with identifying deficits in the motor speech area and in the ability to produce speech is
right half of both retinas
The right occipital lobe receives visual information from the
homeostasis after a fight-or-flight response
The role of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system is to
lips
Which of the following areas of the body has the largest number of sensory neurons?
sympathetic nervous system
Which of the following biological systems is most likely responsible for an increase in heart rate while experiencing anxiety?
all-or-none response
Which of the following correctly describes the firing of neurons?
MRI
Which of the following is brain-imaging technique that produces the most detailed picture of brain structure?
It regulates levels of arousal.
Which of the following is true of the reticular activating system?
cerebral cortex
Which of the following parts of the brain is most active in decision-making?
PET
Which of the following provides information regarding brain function by monitoring the brain at work through metabolism of glucose?
endocrine system
Which of the following systems produces, circulates, and regulates levels of hormones in the body?
sypathetic
Which part of the nervous system is most immediately activated by sudden fear?
medulla
area of brainstem controlng breathing
brain lateralization
inclination for certain cognitive processes to be specialized to one hemisphere of the brain or the other
action potential
right half of both retinas