PRS Slides for PowerPoint Chap 2 The Biological Perspective Copyright © Pearson Education, 2009.

PRS Slides for PowerPoint

Chap 2

The Biological Perspective

Copyright © Pearson Education, 2009

Definitional and Application Slides

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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

LO 2.1

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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. 49)

4.Glial cells

5.Myelin

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________ is a fatty substance that forms a protective

coating around the axon of a neuron.

1. Dendrite

2. Soma

3. Terminal branches

4. Neurilemma

5. Myelin

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________ is a fatty substance that forms a protective

coating around the axon of a neuron.

1. Dendrite

2. Soma

3. Terminal branches

4. Neurilemma

5. Myelin (p. 50)

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When an action potential occurs, _______ ions come into a section of the axon to make it more positive.

1. sodium 2. chloride3. neurotransmitter4. potassium5. hydrogen

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When an action potential occurs, _______ ions come into a section of the axon to make it more positive.

1. sodium (p. 51)2. chloride3. neurotransmitter4. potassium5. hydrogen

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_________ are sections on a dendrite onto which neurotransmitters attach so a message can be received by a neuron:

1. Synapse vesicles2. Synaptic gap3. Receptor sites 4. Action potentials5. Resting potentials

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_________ are sections on a dendrite onto which neurotransmitters attach so a message can be received by a neuron:

1. Synapse vesicles2. Synaptic gap3. Receptor sites (p. 53)4. Action potentials5. Resting potentials

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A neurotransmitter that is generally excitatory and involved with memory is called:

1. Serotonin

2. GABA

3. Glutamate

4. Acetylcholine

5. Norepinephrine

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A neurotransmitter that is generally excitatory and involved with memory is called:

1. Serotonin

2. GABA

3. Glutamate

4. Acetylcholine (p. 55-56)

5. Norepinephrine

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_______ is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that helps to

reduce anxiety by binding to the same receptor sites that

are affected by tranquilizers and alcohol.

1. Serotonin

2. GABA

3. Acetylcholine

4. Glutamate

5. Dopamine

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_______ is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that helps to

reduce anxiety by binding to the same receptor sites that

are affected by tranquilizers and alcohol.

1. Serotonin

2. GABA (p. 56)

3. Acetylcholine

4. Glutamate

5. Dopamine

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The ___________ nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord.

1. peripheral2. autonomic3. somatic4. parasympathetic5. central

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The ___________ nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord.

1. peripheral2. autonomic3. somatic4. parasympathetic5. central (p. 59)

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This section of the nervous system is responsible for

calming the body after a stressful response:

1. Sympathetic

2. Central

3. Parasympathetic

4. Autonomic

5. Sensory neurons

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This section of the nervous system is responsible for

calming the body after a stressful response:

1. Sympathetic

2. Central

3. Parasympathetic (p. 64)

4. Autonomic

5. Sensory neurons

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_________ is a technique used to study the brain that

involves injecting radioactive glucose to detect activity in

the brain during various tasks.

1. MRI scan

2. PET scan

3. CT scan

4. EEG

5. Deep lesioning

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_________ is a technique used to study the brain that

involves injecting radioactive glucose to detect activity in

the brain during various tasks.

1. MRI scan

2. PET scan (p. 67)

3. CT scan

4. EEG

5. Deep lesioning

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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. Pons

2. Reticular formation

3. Medulla

4. Thalamus

5. Hypothalamus

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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. Pons


3. Medulla (p. 68)

4. Thalamus

5. Hypothalamus

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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:


2. Cerebellum

3. Medulla

4. Pons

5. Thalamus

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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:


2. Cerebellum (p. 69-70)

3. Medulla

4. Pons

5. Thalamus

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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. amygdala

2. thalamus

3. hypothalamus

4. hippocampus

5. pons

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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. amygdala (p. 71)

2. thalamus

3. hypothalamus

4. hippocampus

5. pons

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This area of the brain is responsible for higher mental

functions, such as planning, personality, memory, and

decision making:

1. Temporal lobes

2. Parietal lobes

3. Frontal lobes

4. Occipital lobes

5. Motor cortex

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This area of the brain is responsible for higher mental

functions, such as planning, personality, memory, and

decision making:

1. Temporal lobes

2. Parietal lobes

3. Frontal lobes (p. 74)

4. Occipital lobes

5. Motor cortex

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________ is an association area located in the left

temporal lobe that is responsible for understanding the

meaning of language.

1. Broca’s area

2. Wernicke’s area

3. Somatosensory cortex

4. Corpus callosum

5. Motor cortex

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________ is an association area located in the left

temporal lobe that is responsible for understanding the

meaning of language.

1. Broca’s area

2. Wernicke’s area (p. 76)

3. Somatosensory cortex

4. Corpus callosum

5. Motor cortex

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The area of the brain that connects the two cerebral

hemispheres and is often severed in split brain patients is

called:

1. Temporal lobe

2. Parietal lobe

3. Occipital lobe

4. Frontal lobe

5. Corpus callosum

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The area of the brain that connects the two cerebral

hemispheres and is often severed in split brain patients is

called:

1. Temporal lobe

2. Parietal lobe

3. Occipital lobe

4. Frontal lobe

5. Corpus callosum (p. 77)

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_________ is a hormone that is implicated in sleep-wake

cycles:

1. Insulin

2. Melatonin

3. Cortisol

4. Glucagons

5. Thyroxin

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_________ is a hormone that is implicated in sleep-wake

cycles:

1. Insulin

2. Melatonin (p. 80)

3. Cortisol

4. Glucagons

5. Thyroxin

LO 2.11


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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1. Students get in pairs with Student A facing the slides, and Student B facing away from the slides.

2. Student A asks the first slide of questions to Student B, and notes which way Student B looks when thinking about the answers.

3. Students switch seats and roles.

Hemispheric Lateralization Demonstration


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First Questions (A asks B)

1. What does the word “appetite” mean?

2. What direction does the Statue of Liberty face?

3. How many straight lines are in a hexagon?

4. Which word has more letters, “publication” or “contemplation”?


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Students should now

switch places.


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Second Questions (B asks A)

1. What is a synonym?

2. Name three states that border Iowa.

3. You are walking north, turn left, then left again, and then right. What direction are you walking?

4. How many letters are there in the word “growing”?


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For question #1, which way did your subject look?

A. Left

B. Right

What does the word “appetite” mean?

What is a synonym?


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A. Left

B. Right

What direction does the Statue of Liberty face?

Name three states that border Iowa.


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A. Left

B. Right

How many straight lines are in a hexagon?

You are walking north, turn left …


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A. Left

B. Right

Which word has more letters, “publication” or “contemplation”?

How many letters are there in the word “growing”?


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