The biology of behavior

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Neurons will fire regardless of the level of stimulation.

False

The neural networks that fan out from the central nervous system to various parts of the body are called the

Peripheral nervous system

What is the difference between pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics?

Pharmacodynamics is what the drug does to the body. Pharmacokinetics is what the body does to the drug.

is a term used to describe the path that drugs take through our body, from start to finish.

Pharmacokinetics

One of the primary functions of the hypothalamus is homeostasis.

True

The regulates physiological functions such as respiration, heart rate, temperature, and digestion and includes the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.

Autonomic nervous system

The Cerebellum's principal function is:

Coordinating motor activity and maintaining balance

Low levels of serotonin may be associated with:

Depression

The refractory period is:

A period where the cell cannot fire

The nervous system includes

All of the above

The process by which a nerve cell recaptures some of the neurotransmitters has released is called:

Reuptake

The parietal lobes are involved in:

Sensation and physical movement?

A neurotransmitter, the bulk of which is found in the gut, where it regulates intestinal activity.

Serotonin

The space between the ends of one cell's axon and another cell's dendrites is a

Synapse

A specialized cell or organ that carries out a response to a nerve impulse.

effector

Finish the quote by Albert Einstein, "Science without religion is lame,

religion without science is blind.

The part of the brain that is responsible for reasoning and assessing risk in decision making

Frontal lobe

A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is an imaging technique that detects subtle changes in magnetic fields in the body related to blood oxygen level.

False

Psychoactive drugs:

Both a and c

Central nervous system (CNS): The human nervous system, which includes the. and the

Brain/spinal cord

Revonsuo's dream theory suggests:

Dreams provide us the opportunity to practice responding to threats

The Sympathetic nervous system, part of the autonomic nervous system, instigates the physiological responses that accompany behavior.

Emotional

Dendrites are:

Hair-like extensions emanating from the cell body of the neuron that receives impulses

Neurons can carry impulses at speeds of nearly per hour.

NOT 160

Somatic system is part of the peripheral nervous system concerned with and

NOT all of the above

Map out the schematic conception of the components of the sensorimotor arc:

NOT neurons begin to signal

The limbic system is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT:

NOT temperature

All of the following are true about neurons EXCEPT:

NOT. They are specialized

Nerves are made up of bundles of

Neurons

are the building blocks of the brain and are divided into _ categories.

Neurons three

One neuron can communicate with another neuron by sending little chemical messengers called

Neurotransmitters

Is defined as the ability to change

Plasticity

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis maintains that language is essential for and determines thought.

True

We possess nearly all our brain cells at birth.

True

Plasticity is the ability to change.

True


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