Brain Test Review*

What part of the brainstem helps to coordinate movements?

The activity of the hypothalamus most directly influences

A neural impulse is created when excitatory signals exceed a certain _____.

Which region of the brain makes us different from other animals?

In terms of evolution, the oldest regions of the brain control...

Left handers are more numerous than usual among those with

Nerves are neural cables formed from bundles of ___.

The large band of fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres is...

The reuptake process of a transmitter would involve the reabsorption into ____.

An overabundance of glutamate can cause...

The adrenal glands are located...

Who first suggested that different regions of the brain control different aspects of behavior?

Parkinson's disease is a result from the death of nerve cells that produce the neurotransmitter

Three year old Marco suffered damage to the speech area of the brain. Where is it?

Removing parts of the brain on purpose to learn more about the structure...

Andrew damaged his spinal cord and caused paralysis. His injury was located in

Electrodes are placed on the scalp to monitor brainwaves.

The junctions where impulses are chemically transmitted from one neuron to another is called

The left hemisphere is more dominant than the right at...

I am a fast acting chemical messenger that affects your mood, hunger, sleep and arousal levels

The area of the frontal lobe that controls voluntary movements is called the

In a moment of danger, which is not released by the adrenal glands?

The pathway involved with motivation and addiction is...

Your conscious awareness of your own name and identity lies in the....

When the transmission of ACh is blocked, the result is ___.

Which lobe allows you to feel someone scratching your back?

Motor and sensory neurons are important parts of the ____.

The sympathetic and parasympathetic systems are part of the ____.

Which system controls hormones?

Chemicals that mimic the activity of a neurotransmitter...

Info is carried from the body's tissues and receptors to the CNS by ____.

The part of the neuron that transmits messages to other neurons or muscles/glands...

Hormones are messengers of the endocrine system much like _____ are for the nervous system

Neurogenesis refers to

The interneurons in the spinal cord that have a "mind of their own" are referred to as...

To monitor activity in different regions of the brain doctors might order...

The reticular formation extends from the spinal cord up through the ____.