Biological Bases of Behavior I: The Nervous System Flashcards
cerebellum is responsible for…
smooth movement, coordination, balance
parasympathetic NS takes over when…
relaxed
severing the spinal cord between C6 and C7 results in ________
paraplegia
hypothalamus is responsible for…
homeostasis and 5 F’s
major brain stem areas
pons, medulla, RAS
the parietal lobes…
process somatosensory information
limbic system is responsible for…
emotional behavior, especially aggression
broca’s area controls…
the muscles that produce speech
the _____ hemisphere is dominant in most people
left
wernicke’s area is in the ________
left temporal lobe
major sensory relay center
thalamus
severing the spinal cord between C1 and C5 results in ________
quadriplegia
wernicke’s area controls…
thinking about and interpreting language
Autonomic NS controls…
involuntary movement
hippocampus is responsible for…
memory consolidation
pons and medulla are responsible for
facial expressions, sleep, cardiovascular activity
Somatic NS controls…
voluntary motor movement
Parkinson’s involves
degenerations of neurons in the substantia nigra
_____ neurons carry info into the CNS, whereas _____ neurons carry info away from the CNS
sensory/afferent, motor/efferent
broca’s area is in the _______
left frontal lobe
critical in perception of pain
thalamus
muscle weakness
paresis
sympathetic NS takes over when…
under stress
the temporal lobes…
contain the auditory cortex and control emotional behavior and memory
______ increases aggression and _____ decreases aggression
amygdala, septum
RAS is responsible for….
filtering incoming sensory info
what controls the pituitary
hypothalamus
abnormalities of the ____ have been linked to schizophrenia
thalamus
