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20 Cards in this Set
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Down syndrome is caused by trisomy (having an extra chromosome) ______________.
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21
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Some identical twins have the same genetic makeup, but look slightly different. Their slight differences in appearance is an example of ______________, which is influenced by both biology and environment.
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phenotypes
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________ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system.
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sensory
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________ carry messages away from the central nervous system to the muscles of the body.
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motor neurons
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Disturbances of the neurotransmitter ________ can produce memory problems.
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acetylcholine
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The parasympathetic nervous system is a subdivision of
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the autonomic nervous system.
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The peripheral nervous system is comprised of
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the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system.
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Your ability to play the piano is regulated by the
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somatic nervous system.
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The ________ interconnects the two hemispheres of the cerebrum.
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corpus callosum
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Spatial orientation appears to be a function of the brain's ________ hemisphere.
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Right
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The ________ is important for the human ability to tap dance and walk on a tightrope.
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cerebellum
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Nerve fibers that interconnect the left side of the brain to the right side of the body (and vice versa) cross over the brain midline at the
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medulla
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Recent research indicates that the cerebellum is involved in
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producing habitual responses.
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Your temporal lobes are most important for processing of ________ signals.
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auditory (sound)
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You are holding an ice cube in your left hand. You touch it and find that it is hard and slick and cold. Soon the coldness becomes painful. Most of this information is processed in which cortex?
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Somatosensory
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A person who has has suffered damage to their hippocampus would be expected to have difficulty with
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Remembering new information
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A unique feature of the fMRI, as compared to the MRI, is the capacity to
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detect cell activity through out the brain
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Which sensory system does NOT relay information through the thalamus en route to the cortex?
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smell
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Damage to the __________ of the brain can result in problems with spatial orientation.
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left hemisphere
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The visual cortex is comprised of the visual processing areas in the
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occipital lobes
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