3. Biological Bases Of Behavior

Question 0

Neurotransmitter: acetylcholine’s function?

Problems associated w/ excess or deficit?

Answer 0

Function: motor movement

Lack of it associated with Alzheimer’s disease

Question 1

Acetylcholine, dopamine, endorphins, and serotonins are all:

Answer 1

Neurotransmitters

Question 2

Dopamine:function?

Problems associated?

Answer 2

Function: Motor movement and alertness

Problems: lack of it associated with Parkinson’s disease
Over abundance is associated with schizophrenia

Question 3

Endorphins function?

Problems associated?

Answer 3

F: pain control

Problems: involved in addictions

Question 4

Serotonin function?

Problems?

Answer 4

F: mood control

Prob: lack of it associated with clinical depression

Question 5

What is associated with Alzheimer’s disease?

Answer 5

Lack of acetylcholine

Question 6

What is associated with Parkinson’s disease?

Answer 6

Lack of dopamine

Question 7

What is associated with clinical depression?

Answer 7

Lack of serotonin

Question 8

What is associated with schizophrenia?

Answer 8

Over abundance of dopamine

Question 9

Ways of studying the brain in order of worst to best and from structural to functional

Answer 9

EEG -> CAT Scan -> MRI -> PET Scan -> fMRI

Question 10

EEG detects

Answer 10

Brain waves

Question 11

CAT Scan is for

Answer 11

3D pictures

Question 12

MRI

Answer 12

Detailed images

Question 13

PET Scan

Answer 13

Functional use: brain activity

Question 14

fMRI

Answer 14

MRI + PET

Question 15

Brain can be divided into 3 parts: hindbrain, midbrain, and forebrain.

What structures are in each part?

Answer 15

Hind: medulla, pons, cerebellum
Mid: reticular formation
Fore: thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus

Question 16

Function of medulla

Answer 16

Control of blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing

Question 17

Function of pons

Answer 17

Control of facial expressions

Question 18

Function of cerebellum

Answer 18

Coordinates habitual muscle movements

Question 19

Function of midbrain

Answer 19

Area btwn hind and forebrain, and integrates some types of sensory info and muscle movements

Question 20

Function of thalamus

Answer 20

Located in the middle, acts as a junction of sensory signals

Question 21

Function of hypothalamus

Answer 21

Very small but controls body temp, sexual arousal, hunger, thirst, and endocrine system.

Basically, BIOLOGICAL THYTHMS

Question 22

Function of amygdala

Answer 22

Emotion

Question 23

Function of hippocampus

Answer 23

Memory must pass through here to be encoded

Question 24

What is the limbic system?

Answer 24

Parts of the forebrain are grouped together and called limbic system cuz they all deal with aspects of emotion and memory

Question 25

Which lobe is Broca’s area in and what is it’s function

Answer 25

Frontal lobe, and is responsible for controlling muscles in producing speech.
W/o it, we cannot speak

Question 26

Which lobe is Wernicke’s area located and what is it’s function?

Answer 26

In the temporal lobes, and it interprets both written and spoken language

Question 27

What is endocrine system?

Answer 27

System of hormone producing glands that affect our biological processes

Question 28

What do adrenal glands produce?

Answer 28

Adrenaline to signal the body to prepare for fight or flight

Question 29

What is a monozygotic twin

Answer 29

Identical twin

Question 30

Speech is usually controlled by which hemisphere

Answer 30

Left hemisphere

Question 31

What chemical ions are most involved in action potential of a neuron?

Answer 31

Sodium(Na) and potassium(K)