Bio Basis of Behavior CH2

Sally's stomach begins to rumble, reminding her that she skipped breakfast this morning. This hunger signal is sent to the brain which is part of the ___ nervous system.

When substances are transported from the terminal buttons at the end of the axon back to the soma, this process is refer to as

In order to cross the synapse between two cells, a substance called ___ is released from the first cell (pre-synapse) to activate or inhibit the second cell (post-synapse).

Experiencing hunger or seeing color in the environment are possible via the ____.

A scan shows that a particular substance has spread throughout the body via the bloodstream but has not entered the brain. This finding demonstrates the existence of:

Susie takes a huge drink of her coffee, assuming that it is tolerable and the heat sears her mouth. Although the pain is so great that her reflex is to spit out the coffee, she does not do so. The reflex to spit out the coffee is inhibited at the ___.

If the inner voltage of a cells is -70 mV and application of stimulation results in a -95 mV charge, the stimulation had a ___ effect. On the other hand, a resultant charge of +40 mV would be a ___ effect.

A cation would be attracted to:

The Na+/K+ pump removes ___ Na+ ions and adds ___ K+ ions.

If a bowling ball fell on your foot, the action potentials would differ from a feather falling on your foot, the action potentials for the bowling ball would be:

If Ca2+ was blocked:

Ca2+ enters the cell when an action potential is generated. Diffusion and electrostatic pressures push Ca2+ into the cell. Ca2+ channels are:

Autoreceptors are located on the ___

___ refers to the process of EPSPs and IPSPs interacting to have either an end result of excitation or inhibition

Hormones and neuromodulators differ from neurotransmitters in that: