Unit Two Review- Chapter 2

_______ receive information from other neurons; ___________ transmit information to other neurons.

Leonard's mother became dehydrated during a recent illness, and the levels of sodium in her body were significantly reduced. If enough sodium was lost you might expect that

Action potentials

Fiona puts her hands into a sink full of lukewarm water, Luke puts his hands into a sink full of ice-cold water. Based on what is known about neural transmission you could predict that the action potentials will

Neurotransmitters are stored in

An electric potential that increases the likelihood that the postsynaptic neuron will fire is called an

Which of the following is the correct sequence of steps through which neurotransmitters progress during synaptic transmission?

When a neurotransmitter is released, but it does not fit into a suitable receptor channel on the postsynaptic neuron

A good analogy for the way in which a neurotransmitter binds to receptor sites is

A family of chemicals produced in the body that resemble the opiates are the

Which of the following has been implicated in pain alleviation?

Nerves outside the skull and spine comprise the

Ian has been in a coma since he was in a serious car accident. He is still on medical life support because he is unable to breathe and his heart will not beat without assistance, it is likely that the accident caused damage to Ian's

Edmund was walking down a dark street when he heard a car backfire. His heart started to race and he began to perspire in response to this sudden, startling noise. These physical reactions were triggered by Edmund's

Robyn has just eaten a full meal and is now relaxing. Robyn's __________ is in primary control at this time.

Brenda was startled when a large shadow unexpectedly passed across her living room window. When she realized that it was just a cloud passing in front of the full moon her racing heart began to slow down, and her blood pressure started to return to normal. These physical reactions were triggered by Brenda's

Jonathan took some medication for his flu symptoms. Later, Jonathan began to feel a little faint because medication caused his heart to beat more slowly and his blood pressure to fall. It is likely that the medication increased activity in Jonathan's

The central nervous system consists of

If a person has a brain tumor that results in a disruption of his/her eating behavior, which of the following areas is the most likely location of the tumor?

Imagine that you have stumbled across a secret laboratory where and evil scientist is conducting unauthorized brain research. By altering brain structure he has created superheroes who have specialized powers or abilities. One of these superheroes is absolutlely fearless and willing to undertake extremely dangerous missions. In this case, the brain structure that the scientist most likely altered would be

Gilbert suffered a stroke and even though he has recovered many functions, he finds he is still relatively insensitive to pain signals from his right leg. In this case, it is likely that Gilbert's stroke affected his

Damage to the temporal lobe of the brain would probably be MOST harmful to the career of

Zoe has a small brain tumor that is pressing on areas in her right frontal lobe. You would most likely suspect that Zoe will experience dificulties

The amount of motor cortex devoted to each body area is determined by

People who suffer damage to the ________ often show deficits in attention, planning, and getting organized.

The area of the frontal lobe that plays an important role in the production of speech is called

Zeke has no problem understanding what other people say to him, but he has difficulty producing spoken language. If Zeke's problem stems from damage to the cerbral cortex, the damage would most likely be in

Surgically disconnecting the cerebral hemispheres has its origins in the treatment of

If the left hemisphere of the brain were damaged which part of the body would be most directly affected?

Because the speech center is generally located in the left hemisphere of the brain, a slit-brain patient is unable to describe stimuli that are

If you sent the word "banana" to a split-brian patients's left hemisphere and the word "cucumber" to his right hemisphere, which of the following would he be able to name verbally?

Imagine that a picture of a spoon is briefly flashed in the left visual field of an individual with a severed corpus callosum. At the same time, a picture of a cup is briefly flashed in the right visual field. Based on Roger Sperry's work with split-brain patients, you could predict that this individual will say

Imagine that a picture of a blue circle is briefly flashed in the left visual field of an individual with a severed corpus callosum. At the same time, apicture of a red square is briefly flashed in the right visual field. Based on Roger Sperry's work with split-brain patients, you could predict that this individual will say

In both split-brain people and neurologically intact people, the left hemisphere specializes in

Which of the following is LEAST associated with left hemisphere functioning?