Neuroscience And Behavior

Sensory neurons travel through ______ nerves and motor neurons travel through _____ nerves

Afferent;efferent

______ is a drug designed to mimic a neurotransmitter; whereas _______ drugs block the function of a neurotransmitter from occurring.

Agonist;antagonist

Which part of the brain controls balance and coordinates movements?

Cerebellum

_________ connects the left and right hemisphere.

Corpus Callous

Which part of a neuron receives information from other neurons?

Dendrites

Which lobe is connected with thinking, planning and emotional control?

Frontal

The endocrine system is comprised of _______ that circulate in the bloodstream.

Hormones

Which part of the brain controls eating, drinking, body temperature and provides a link between the brain and the endocrine system?

Hypothalamus

Multiple scelrosis could disintegrate a neuron's __________, which ultimately could affect the speed of a neural impulse.

Myelitis Sheath

What is a chemical messenger that travels through gaps or synapses between neurons?

Neurotransmitter

_______ lobes control vision; ______ lobes control audition or hearing.

Occidental;temporal

_________scan measures brain activity through injecting a radioactive glucose that allows to observe the brain is functioning.

PET

Which nervous system consists of the brain and the spinal cord?

Peripheral nervous system

What state does a neuron have to be in order for an action potential to occur?

Resting potential

_____ neurons carry sensory information through afferent nerves in the peripheral nervous system where ______ travel within the central nervous system ______ neurons travel back through the efferent nerves in the peripheral nervous system allowing a response or movement.

Sensory;Inter neurons;Motor

ions;medulla;reticulation formation

Somatic

A message From another neurons causes the inside of the receiving neuron to become positive as sodium ions start to enter leading to an action potential. The process is referred to as

Synaptic discharge

________ is a relay for all sensory information excluding________

Thalamus;smell

A person's brocade's area on his left hemisphere was affected when he experienced a stroke. What ability could be affected?

being able to speak

_____ coordinates movements on the left side and right side of the body as well as dreams, _____ controls heartbeat and breathing, and _____ controls wakefulness and arousal.

ions;medulla;reticulation formation