Human Genetics
Psychological researchers study genetics in order to better understand the ________ that contributes to certain behaviors.
What is Biology?
The myelin sheath consists of a(n) ________.
What is glial cell?
The two major divisions of the nervous system are the ________ and ________.
What is central; peripheral nervous systems?
Probably the most famous case of frontal lobe damage is that of a man by the name of ________.
Who is Phineas Gage?
The ________ gland regulates some biological rhythms such as sleep cycles.
What is pineal?
Human eggs and sperm each contain 23 ________, which are composed of long strands of ________.
What is chromosomes; DNA?
The space between two neurons is called the ________.
What is synaptic cleft?
The ________ nervous system is responsible for responses such as pupil dilation, increased heart rate, and increased respiration.
What is sympathetic?
________ refers to how the nervous system can change and adapt.
What is neuroplasticity?
The female gonads are the ________; the male gonads are the ________.
What is ovaries; testes?
Polygenic means that most traits are controlled by ________.
What is more than one gene?
________ is the electrical signal that typically moves from the cell body down the axon to the axon terminals.
What is action potential?
The central nervous system is comprised of the ________.
What is brain and spinal cord?
The ________ is located at the very back of the brain, and contains the primary visual cortex.
What is occipital?
The ________ gland secretes epinephrine.
What is adrenal?
A(n) ________ is a sudden, permanent change in a sequence of DNA.
What is mutation?
The nucleus of the neuron is located in the ________.
What is soma?
The ________ nervous system is responsible for stimulating digestion and causing the bladder to contract.
What is parasympathetic?
The auditory cortex is located in this lobe of the brain.
What is temporal?
The ______ gland releases hormones that regulate growth, metabolism, and appetite.
What is thyroid?
The theory of ________ states that organisms that are better suited for their environment will survive and reproduce, while those that are poorly suited for their environment will die off.
What is evolution by natural selection?
The ________ of a neuron contains ________ that house neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers of the nervous system.
What is terminal buttons; synaptic vesicles?
________ is a state of equilibrium, or balance, in which biological conditions (such as body temperature) are maintained at optimal levels.
What is homeostasis?
Gyri and sulci are the ________ and ________, respectively, which characterize the surface of the human brain.
What is folds; grooves?
The two major hormones secreted from the pancreas.
What is glucagon and insulin?