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An EEG measures:
the electrical activity of certain areas of the brain.
The ________ attaches significance to previously neutral events that are associated with fear, punishment, or reward.
amygdala
Which is the correct sequence in the transmission of a simple reflex?
sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron
Which is the correct sequence in the transmission of a neural impulse?
dendrite, cell body, axon, synapse
A rare brain disease causes an individual to lose functioning in all his senses except smell. Which of the following brain structures might be have been affected by the disease?
thalamus
After suffering an accidental brain injury, Kira has difficulty walking in a smooth and coordinated manner. She has probably suffered damage to her
cerebellum
In a resting state, the axon is
Polarized with positive outside and negative inside
At the age of 22, Mrs. LaBlanc was less than 4 feet tall. Her short stature was probably influenced by the lack of a growth hormone produced by the
pituitary gland.
Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is mainly involved in processing hearing and language?
temporal
Damage to the hippocampus results in a loss of the ability to:
store new information for more than a few seconds
Drugs that block the reuptake of serotonin will thereby increase the concentration of serotonin molecules in the
synaptic gaps
The ________ sits ________ the thalamus and regulates body temperature, hunger, thirst, and sexual behavior.
hypothalamus; below
The ________, or little man, is a representation of the amount of somatosensory cortex that resides in the ________ lobe.
homunculus; parietal
In stressful situations, the sympathetic nervous system ________ blood sugar levels and ________ the pupils of the eyes.
raises; dilates
Endocrine glands secrete hormones directly into
the bloodstream
Information is transmitted within the neuron as a(n) ________ signal, and information transmission between neurons is a(n) ________ signal.
electrical; chemical
Beginning at the front of the brain and moving toward the back of the head, then down the skull and back around to the front, which of the following is the correct order of the cortical regions?
frontal lobe; parietal lobe; occipital lobe; temporal lobe
Phrenology highlighted the presumed functions of
specific brain regions
The smooth, raised surfaces of the cerebral cortex are called ________; the indentations are called ________.
gyri; sulci
The effect of a drug that is an agonist is to
mimic a particular neurotransmitter