Chapter 3 MindTap Quiz

Which method best allows researchers to examine brain anatomy?

CAT

What recording technique uses faint magnetic fields to measure activity in the brain?

MEG

Which structure controls vital reflexes, including breathing, heart rate, vomiting, salivation, coughing, and sneezing?

Medulla

What procedure enables researchers to use a magnet to temporarily inactivate an area of the brain in order to better understand the relationship between that area of the brain and behavior?

TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation)

Louis seems to be particularly responsive to situations that people find frightening. He is easily startled and when frightened tends to be very frightened. What area of his brain is most likely to be involved in these fear responses?

amygdala

What structure has been implicated in movement disorders like Parkinson's and Huntington's?

basal ganglia

The question of how various brain areas combine to produce integrated behavior and experience is referred to as the ____.

binding problem

Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by the ____.

choroid plexus

Which lobe contains the primary motor cortex?

frontal

Clusters of cell bodies like the clusters of sensory neurons outside the spinal cord are called ____.

ganglia

The cerebral cortex is organized in six layers of cell bodies, parallel to the surface of the cortex, called ____.

laminae

Research using contemporary imaging methods have shown that people with a larger amygdala tend to have ____.

more social contacts

The primary visual cortex is located in the ____ .

occipital lobe

Dot is a cat with a huge brown spot on her dorsal side. The rest of her fur is white. Where is the spot located?

on Dot's back

Dr. Kerr studies the functions of a specific type of neuron by exciting or inhibiting those neurons using light. What method is Dr. Kerr using?

optogenetics

Which system consists of the cranial nerves and nerves from the sacral spinal cord?

parasympathetic

Dr. Chiarella is interested in how the brain responds to touch and pressure sensations. Which lobe will Dr. Chiarella study?

parietal

Which structure is very important for vision?

superior colliculus

Moira was walking home along at night when a loud noise frightened her. Which system prepared Moira for "fight or flight"?

sympathetic

Which lobe contributes to visual processing related to perception of movement and recognition of faces?

temporal