Chapter 3- Biology and Behavior

What are the basic elements of the nervous system?

• neurons

• dendrites

• synapses

• axons

What are the two main parts of the central nervous system?

• somatic and autonomic

• right and left brain

• neurons and synapses

• brain and spinal cord

Why might a person who lives in the city be able to sleep through the sounds of traffic but awaken to the soft sound of a bird singing?

• song birds are less common in the city than loud cars

• ordinary noises can be screened out by the reticular activating system

• the cerebellum instructs neurons to send out serotonin, which produces sleep

• the parasympathetic system is restoring the body's reserves of energy

What is the basic function of the thalamus?

• serving as a relay station for sensory stimulation

• regulating aspect of motivation and emotion

• forming a border around the brain stem

• enabling the learning of complex information

What glans produce testosterone?

• adrenal and pituitary

• ovaries and testes

• testes and thyroid

• ovaries and adrenal

Which portion of the brain controls many vital, involuntary functions such as heart rate?

• hindbrain

• midbrain

• forebrain

• thalamus

Substance that stimulates growth or other reactions

• gene

• dendrites

• hormone

• pituitary glans

Transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring

• heredity

• gene

• hormone

• chromosomes

The "master" gland

• hormone

• pituitary gland

• adrenal gland

• endocrine system

Consists of glands that secrete hormones

• Nervous System

• Brain

• Endocrine System

• Reticular Activating System