Behavioral Science

Question 1

The first to study extirpation on rabbits and pigeons, also known as ablation

Answer 1

Pierre Flourens

Question 2

He developed the doctrine of phrenology

Answer 2

Franz Gall

Question 3

The founder of functionalism

Answer 3

William James (1842-1910)

Question 4

Functionalism

Answer 4

A system of though that studied how mental processes help individuals adapt to their environment.

Question 5

Contributed to the inception of functionalism and criticized the concept of arc reflexes

Answer 5

John Dewey (1859-1952)

Question 6

linked physiology with behavioral deficit

Answer 6

Paul Broca- Broca Area (lesion on the L side impairs walking)

Question 7

The first to measure the speed of nerve impulse in terms of reaction time

Answer 7

Hermann von Helmholtz

Question 8

He first inferred the existence of synapses

Answer 8

Sir Charles Sherrington

Question 9

Specialized cells that produce CSF

Answer 9

Specialized cells that line the ventricles (iinternal cavities) of the brain

Question 10

layers of meninges from the outermost to the inner most starting from :
Skin-Periosteum-bone-

Answer 10

Skin-periosteum- bone- dura matter- arachnoid, and pia matter.

Question 11

Components of forebrain

Answer 11

CC, basal ganglia, Limbic sys, thalamus, hypothalamus

Question 12

CC function

Answer 12

complex perceptual, cognitive and behavioral processes

Question 13

Basal ganglia func

Answer 13

movement

Question 14

limbic sys. func

Answer 14

emotion and memory

Question 15

thalamus func

Answer 15

ssensory relay station

Question 16

hypothalamus func

Answer 16

hunger and thirst, emotion

Question 17

midbrain component and func

Answer 17

inferior and superior colliculi

sensorimotor reflexes

Question 18

the part that functions in sensorimotor reflexes

Answer 18

inf. sup. colliculi (mid-brain)

Question 19

comp. of the hind brain

Answer 19

cerebellum
medulla oblongata
reticular formation

Question 20

reticular formation

Answer 20

part of the hind brain and functions in arousal and alertness

Question 21

part of the hindbrain that function in arousal and alertness

Answer 21

reticular formation

Question 22

part of the hind brain that is responsible for vital functioning such as breathing and digestion

Answer 22

medulla ob.

Question 23

the part of the hind brain that functions in refining motor movements

Answer 23

cerebellum

Question 24

If a toxin prevents voltage-gated sodium channel from closing, then …

Answer 24

Voltage-gated K opens but dose not close and the membrane will not repolarize to the normal resting membrane potential.