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Ch. 2
The Biological
Perspective
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Definitional and
Application Slides
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LO 2.1
The entire nervous system is divided into two major parts:
What are they?
1. Peripheral and somatic
2. Central and peripheral
3. Somatic and autonomic
4. Sympathetic and parasympathetic
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LO 2.1
The entire nervous system is divided into two major parts:
What are they?
1. Peripheral and somatic
2. Central and peripheral (p. 47)
3. Somatic and autonomic
4. Sympathetic and parasympathetic
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LO 2.1
The part of the neuron responsible for carrying the neural
message from one end to the other is the:
1. Soma
2. Dendrite
3. Axon
4. Glial cells
5. Myelin
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LO 2.1
The part of the neuron responsible for carrying the neural
message from one end to the other is the:
1. Soma
2. Dendrite
3. Axon (p. 47)
4. Glial cells
5. Myelin
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LO 2.1
________ is a fatty substance that forms a protective
coating around the axon of a neuron.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Dendrite
Soma
Terminal branches
Neurilemma
Myelin
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LO 2.1
________ is a fatty substance that forms a protective
coating around the axon of a neuron.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Dendrite
Soma
Terminal branches
Neurilemma
Myelin (p. 48)
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LO 2.2
The gap between neurons is called a(n)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Synapse
Receptor
Threshold
Axon terminal
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LO 2.2
The gap between neurons is called a(n)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Synapse
Receptor
Threshold
Axon terminal
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LO 2.2
_________ are sections on a dendrite onto which
neurotransmitters attach so a message can be
received by a neuron:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Synapse vesicles
Synaptic gap
Receptor sites
Action potentials
Resting potentials
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LO 2.2
_________ are sections on a dendrite onto which
neurotransmitters attach so a message can be
received by a neuron:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Synapse vesicles
Synaptic gap
Receptor sites (p. 52)
Action potentials
Resting potentials
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LO 2.2
The ___________ nervous system is made up of the brain
and spinal cord.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
peripheral
autonomic
somatic
parasympathetic
central
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LO 2.2
The ___________ nervous system is made up of the brain
and spinal cord.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
peripheral
autonomic
somatic
parasympathetic
central (p. 56)
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LO 2.3
While jogging, you notice a shiny object on the ground,
reach down, and pick it up. Information about the
object reached your brain by way of __________, and your
hand was commanded to reach down by __________.
1. Motor neurons; motor neurons
2. Interneurons; interneurons
3. Sensory neurons; motor neurons
4. Motor neurons; sensory neurons
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LO 2.3
While jogging, you notice a shiny object on the ground,
reach down, and pick it up. Information about the
object reached your brain by way of __________, and your
hand was commanded to reach down by __________.
1. Motor neurons; motor neurons
2. Interneurons; interneurons
3. Sensory neurons; motor neurons (p. 57)
4. Motor neurons; sensory neurons
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LO 2.4
This section of the nervous system is responsible for
calming the body after a stressful response:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Sympathetic
Central
Parasympathetic
Autonomic
Sensory neurons
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LO 2.4
This section of the nervous system is responsible for
calming the body after a stressful response:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Sympathetic
Central
Parasympathetic (p. 60)
Autonomic
Sensory neurons
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LO 2.6
Which of the following techniques uses X-rays?
1. PET scans
2. MRI
3. CT scans
4. EEG
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LO 2.6
Which of the following techniques uses X-rays?
1. PET scans
2. MRI
3. CT scans (p. 67)
4. EEG
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LO 2.6
_________ is a technique used to study the brain that
involves injecting radioactive glucose to detect activity in
the brain during various tasks.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
MRI scan
PET scan
CT scan
EEG
Deep lesioning
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LO 2.6
_________ is a technique used to study the brain that
involves injecting radioactive glucose to detect activity in
the brain during various tasks.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
MRI scan
PET scan (p. 68)
CT scan
EEG
Deep lesioning
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LO 2.7
This section of the brain is located at the top of the spinal
column and is involved with life-sustaining functions such
as heart rate, respiration, and swallowing:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Pons
Reticular formation
Medulla
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
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LO 2.7
This section of the brain is located at the top of the spinal
column and is involved with life-sustaining functions such
as heart rate, respiration, and swallowing:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Pons
Reticular formation
Medulla (p. 69)
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
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LO 2.7
A patient in a hospital has difficulty controlling fine motor
movement, coordinating simple movements that are
involved in more complex movements (e.g., walking), and
has difficulty with balance. The brain area that is most likely
damaged is called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Reticular formation
Cerebellum
Medulla
Pons
Thalamus
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LO 2.7
A patient in a hospital has difficulty controlling fine motor
movement, coordinating simple movements that are
involved in more complex movements (e.g., walking), and
has difficulty with balance. The brain area that is most likely
damaged is called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Reticular formation
Cerebellum (p.70)
Medulla
Pons
Thalamus
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LO 2.8
Thought of as the master gland of the endocrine system,
the action of the __________ gland is controlled by a
small structure in the brain.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Hypothalamus
Thyroid
Pancreas
Pituitary
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LO 2.8
Thought of as the master gland of the endocrine system,
the action of the __________ gland is controlled by a
small structure in the brain.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Hypothalamus
Thyroid
Pancreas
Pituitary (p. 72)
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LO 2.8
The __________ is involved with responses related to fear
relatively quickly, allowing people to respond to danger
sometimes before even being consciously aware that it
exists:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
amygdala
thalamus
hypothalamus
hippocampus
pons
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LO 2.8
The __________ is involved with responses related to fear
relatively quickly, allowing people to respond to danger
sometimes before even being consciously aware that it
exists:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
amygdala (p. 72)
thalamus
hypothalamus
hippocampus
pons
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LO 2.9
This area of the brain is responsible for higher mental
functions, such as planning, personality, memory, and
decision making:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Temporal lobes
Parietal lobes
Frontal lobes
Occipital lobes
Motor cortex
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LO 2.9
This area of the brain is responsible for higher mental
functions, such as planning, personality, memory, and
decision making:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Temporal lobes
Parietal lobes
Frontal lobes (p. 76)
Occipital lobes
Motor cortex
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LO 2.10
________ is an association area located in the left
temporal lobe that is responsible for understanding the
meaning of language.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Broca’s area
Wernicke’s area
Somatosensory cortex
Corpus callosum
Motor cortex
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LO 2.10
________ is an association area located in the left
temporal lobe that is responsible for understanding the
meaning of language.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Broca’s area
Wernicke’s area (p. 77)
Somatosensory cortex
Corpus callosum
Motor cortex
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LO 2.11
The area of the brain that connects the two cerebral
hemispheres and is often severed in split brain patients is
called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Temporal lobe
Parietal lobe
Occipital lobe
Frontal lobe
Corpus callosum
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LO 2.11
The area of the brain that connects the two cerebral
hemispheres and is often severed in split brain patients is
called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Temporal lobe
Parietal lobe
Occipital lobe
Frontal lobe
Corpus callosum (p. 78)
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Critical Thinking & Student
Opinion Slides
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What do you think?
Should someone who is accused of a
crime be able to plead not guilty on the
grounds of brain dysfunction or
hormone imbalance?
A. Yes
B. No
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What do you think?
Should someone who is accused of a
crime be able to plead not guilty
because he or she was under the
influence of drugs?
A. Yes
B. No
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With which statement do you agree?
A. Children younger than 10 years old
should be given medications to correct
emotional and/or behavior problems.
B. Most childhood behavior and emotional
problems (like ADHD) are not really
disorders, but are a function of just
being a kid.
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With which statement do you agree?
A. Men and women are destined to behave
differently because of differences in
their brains.
B. People can consciously modify their
behavior to overcome sex differences in
the brain.
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What do you think?
Should it be legal to perform brain surgery
or to administer electroconvulsive shock
to control behavior in adults?
A. Yes
B. No
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What do you think?
Should it be legal to perform brain surgery
or to administer electroconvulsive shock
to control behavior in children?
A. Yes
B. No
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What do you think?
Should it be legal to perform brain surgery
or to administer electroconvulsive shock
to control behavior in habitual criminals?
A. Yes
B. No
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What do you think?
Should it be permissible to clone animals?
A. Yes
B. No
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What do you think?
Assuming we had the technology, should it
be permissible to clone humans?
A. Yes
B. No
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What do you think?
Should it be illegal to use animals in
experimental research?
A. Yes
B. No
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