AP Psychology Unit 2 Flashcards
1
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Amygdala
A
Controls your sense of fear
2
Q
Cerebral Cortex
A
Outer layer of the brain
3
Q
Corpus Callosum
A
Contains the fibers that connects the two halves of the brain
4
Q
Hippocampus
A
Seat of memory
5
Q
Hippothalamus
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Regulates body temperature, thirst, hunger, and sex drive
6
Q
Left Hemisphere
A
Language
7
Q
Lobes of the Brain
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Frontal, Temporal, Occipital, Parietal
8
Q
Medulla
A
Regulates the autonomic activity of the heart and lungs
9
Q
Occipital Lobe
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For seeing
10
Q
Parasympathetic Nervous System
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Calms the body
11
Q
Sympathetic Nervous System
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Handles stress
12
Q
Pons
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Relaxes the body
13
Q
Reticular Formation
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Helps the body become alert and aroused
14
Q
Thalamus
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Takes sensations and directs them to the appropriate part of the brain for processing
15
Q
Frontal
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Reasoning, motor skills, higher-level cognition, expressive
