Biological Bases Of Behavior (8%-10%)

Question 1

Frontal lobe

Answer 1

Executive function, higher level cognition

Question 2

Parietal lobe

Answer 2

Sensory information

Question 3

Occipital lobe

Answer 3

Vision

Question 4

Temporal lobe

Answer 4

Sense of hearing, meaningful speech

Question 5

Corpus callosum

Answer 5

Connects the two hemispheres

Question 6

Medulla

Answer 6

Life-sustaining functions, breathing, heart rate, blood pressure

Question 7

Cerebellum

Answer 7

Controls coordination, balance and voluntary movements

Question 8

Hypothalamus

Answer 8

Releasing hormones, regulates homeostasis of the body

Question 9

Hippocampus

Answer 9

Formation of memories

Question 10

Amygdala

Answer 10

Fear Center, processing emotion and survival responses

Question 11

Neuroplasticity

Answer 11

The brains ability to constantly change both the structure and function of many cells of the brain

Question 12

Split brain

Answer 12

The two hemispheres of the brain can’t communicate with each other

Sperry and Gazzinga

Question 13

Brocas area

Answer 13

Speech production

Question 14

Wernick’s area

Answer 14

Comprehension of speech

Question 15

Motor cortex

Answer 15

Voluntary movement

Question 16

Somatosensory cortex

Answer 16

Receives and processes sensory information

Question 17

Nervous system

Answer 17

Bodies communication that work

Question 18

Central nervous system

Answer 18

Brain and spine

Question 19

Peripheral nervous system

Answer 19

Sensory nerves outside the brain/spinal cord

Question 20

Somatic nervous system

Answer 20

Voluntary movements from your brain to your muscles

Question 21

Automatic nervous system

Answer 21

Involuntary and unconscious actions

breathing, blood pumping

Question 22

Sympathetic nervous system

Answer 22

Emergency response system, fight, flight or freeze

Question 23

Parasympathetic nervous system

Answer 23

Calms a person, rest and digest

Question 24

Dendrites

Answer 24

Receive messages

Question 25

Soma

Answer 25

Keep the neuron functional

Question 26

Myelin sheath

Answer 26

Protect nerve/speed up messages

Question 27

Axon

Answer 27

Carries messages

Question 28

Axon terminals

Answer 28

Send signals

Question 29

Neural transmission

Answer 29

Information travels through a neuron electro chemically

Question 30

Action potential

Answer 30

Neuron sends information

Question 31

Resting potential

Answer 31

Neuron is charged and ready to fire

Question 32

All or none principle

Answer 32

Neuron fires at full strength or not at all

Question 33

Neurotransmitter

Answer 33

Chemical messengers

Question 34

Excitatory neurotransmitters

Answer 34

Cause neurons to fire

Question 35

Inhibitory neurotransmitters

Answer 35

Prevent neurons from firing

Question 36

Acetylcholine

Answer 36

Movement and memory

Question 37

Serotonin

Answer 37

Mood

Question 38

Dopamine

Answer 38

Pleasure chemical of the brain

Question 39

Norepinephrine

Answer 39

Response to danger, flight or fight

Question 40

GABA

Answer 40

Calming the central nervous system

Question 41

Glutamate

Answer 41

Thinking, memory, learning

Question 42

Endorphins

Answer 42

Relieve pain and stress, feelings of pleasure/euphoria

Question 43

Afferent neuron

Answer 43

Sensory neuron, sensory input to spinal cord into the brain

Question 44

Efferent neuron

Answer 44

Motor neurons, carry signals away from central nervous system to initiate action

Question 45

Interneuron

Answer 45

Middleman between afferent and efferent neurons

Question 46

Endocrine system

Answer 46

Glands that secrete chemical messengers called hormones

Question 47

Pituitary gland

Answer 47

Master gland, controlled by hypothalamus

Question 48

Nature

Answer 48

Genetics

Question 49

Nurture

Answer 49

Environment

Question 50

Identical twins

Answer 50

Have the same DNA

Question 51

Fraternal twins

Answer 51

Have different DNA

Question 52

Heritability

Answer 52

Extent to which differences in the appearance of a trait across several people can be accounted for by differences in their genes

Question 53

Circadian rhythm

Answer 53

24 hour cycle, bodies internal biological clock

Question 54

Electroencephalography

Answer 54

Test record electrical activity in the brain

Question 55

REM sleep

Answer 55

Dreams sleep, paradoxical sleep because brain waves are very active but muscles are paralyzed

Question 56

Agonist

Answer 56

Mimics neurotransmitter 

Question 57

Antagonist

Answer 57

Blocks neurotransmitters

Question 58

Depressants

Answer 58

Slow the activity of the central nervous system

Question 59

Alcohol

Answer 59

Depresses the areas of the brain that control judgment and inhibition