Bio and Behavior

Question 1

What are the 3 types of neurons in the nervous system?

Answer 1

1. Motor (efferent)
2. Interneurons
3. Sensory (afferent)

Question 2

What are the functions of the parasympathetic nervous system?

Answer 2

• Rest and digest
• constricts pupils
• stimulates saliva
• constricts bronchi
• slows heartbeat
• stimulates peristalsis and secretion
• stimulates bile release

Question 3

What are the functions of the sympathetic nervous system?

Answer 3

fight or flight, dilates pupils, inhibits saliva, relaxes bronchi, accelerates heartbeat, piloerection or sweating, inhibits peristalsis and secretion, stimulates glucose production and release, secretion of adrenaline and noradrenaline, inhibits bladder contraction, stimulates orgasm

Question 4

Organization of the brain

What does the hindbrain contain?

Answer 4

contains cerebellum, medulla oblongata, and reticular formation

Question 5

Organization of the brain

What does the midbrain contain?

Answer 5

contains the inferior and superior colliculi

Question 6

Organization of the brain

What does the forebrain contain?

Answer 6

contains the thalamus, hypothalamus, basal ganglia, liimbic system, and cerebral cortex

Question 7

Parts of the Forebrain

Answer 7

Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Basal Ganglia
Limbic System

Question 8

Thalamus

Answer 8

relay station for sensory info

Question 9

What does the hypothalamus do?

Answer 9

1. Maintains homeostasis
2. Connects w the Endocrine sys thru Hypophyseal portal sys that connects to the Anterior Pituitary

Question 10

What does the basal ganglia do?

Answer 10

1. Smooooth operator (smooth mvmts)
2. Helps w good posture

Question 11

What does Limbic System do?

Answer 11

Manages emos and memories

Question 12

What 4 parts make up the Limbic System?

Answer 12

1. Septal nuclei (looking to nut)
2. Amygdala (big mad and big scurred)
3. Hippocampus (#mems)
4. Fornix (internal comm in limbic sys)

Question 13

What 4 lobes make up the cerebral cortex?

Answer 13

1. Frontal
2. Parietal
3. Occipital
4. Temporal

Question 14

What does the frontal cortex do?

Answer 14

• higher purpose( higher function)
• what do toddlers not have (impulse control)
  -prepared ppl plan ahead (long term planning (prefrontal))
• motor fn (primary motor)
  -speech (Broca)

Question 15

What does the Parietal lobe do?

Answer 15

• sensations (touch, pressure, temperature, pain; somatosensory)
  -body location (spatial processing, orientation, and manipulation)

Question 16

What does the Occipital