Chapter 3 Textbook Review Questions
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- Q1A(n) ________ is a sudden, permanent change in a sequence of DNA.mutationchromosomeepigeneticallele60s
- Q2________ refers to a persons genetic makeup, while ________ refers to a persons physical characteristics.phenotype; genotypegenotype; phenotypegene; DNADNA; gene60s
- Q3________ is the field of study that focuses on genes and their expression.epigeneticsevolutionary psychologysocial psychologybehavioral neuroscience60s
- Q4Humans have ________ pairs of chromosomes.2315467860s
- Q5The ________ receive(s) incoming signals from other neurons.dendritesterminal buttonssomamyelin sheath60s
- Q6A(n) ________ facilitates or mimics the activity of a given neurotransmitter system.agonistSSRIantagonistaxon60s
- Q7Multiple sclerosis involves a breakdown of the ________.myelin sheathdendritessomasynaptic vesicles60s
- Q8An action potential involves Na+ moving ________ the cell and K+ moving ________ the cell.inside; insideoutside; outsideoutside; insideinside; outside60s
- Q9Our ability to make our legs move as we walk across the room is controlled by the ________ nervous system.autonomicsympatheticsomaticparasympathetic60s
- Q10If your ________ is activated, you will feel relatively at ease.sympathetic nervous systemparasympathetic nervous systemsomatic nervous systemspinal cord60s
- Q11The central nervous system is comprised of ________.organs and glandsbrain and spinal cordsympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systemssomatic and autonomic nervous systems60s
- Q12Sympathetic activation is associated with ________.pupil dilation and increased heart rateincreased heart ratestorage of glucose in the liverpupil dilation60s
- Q13The ________ is a sensory relay station where all sensory information, except for smell, goes before being sent to other areas of the brain for further processing.amygdalahypothalamusthalamushippocampus60s
- Q14Damage to the ________ disrupts ones ability to comprehend language, but it leaves ones ability to produce words intact.Broca's areaoccipital lobeWernicke's areaamygdala60s
- Q15A(n) ________ uses magnetic fields to create pictures of a given tissue.PET scanEEGCT scanMRI60s