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Biological Bases of Behavior Exam 10/8/2013 • 38 multiple choice questions • 3 out of 5 five-point questions • 1 ten-point question Five point question 1 • Briefly describe how one neuron transmits an impulse to another neuron using the following terms correctly to describe the process of neural transmission: – axon, – action potential, – terminal branches of axon, – neurotransmitter, – synapse, – receptor site, – dendrite. Five point question 2 • Dr. Taylor discovers a chemical that is a very effective agonist for serotonin. • Explain how this chemical might affect human behavior, and identify the condition Dr. Taylor might treat with this chemical. Five point question 3 • Within what brain region would damage be most likely to disrupt your ability to skip rope? Your ability to sense tastes and sounds? In what brain region would damage likely leave you in a coma? Without the very breath and heartbeat of life? Five point question 4 • Why is the pituitary called the “master gland”? What physical and mental processes does it affect? Five point question 5 • Describe the unfortunate case of Phineas Gage. Ten point question will be on the test. If you stub your toe, how does the impulse travel through your nervous system allowing you to pull your toe back and jump up and down in pain? Explain how this process occurs (including the process of neural transmission) using the following terms in context: • • • • • • • • Sensory neuron Peripheral nervous system Central nervous system Interneuron Motor neuron Action potential Neurotransmitter Synapse