Fill in the Blank - Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience

1.

Animals maintain homeostasis by maintaining internal values for life-sustaining factors at optimal ________.

2 .

The medullary cardiovascular control center (MCCC) senses changes in blood oxygen levels indirectly by measuring the ________ of the blood.

3.

The ________ area of the hypothalamus directly measures core body temperature.

4 .

Many mouthwashes contain menthol, a chemical compound that produces a cool sensation by activating ________ ion channels.

5.

Neurons that express ________ increase their activity the longer an animal has gone without eating food.

6 .

Water enters and leaves cells through the process of ________.