Biological Bases of Behavior I: The Nervous System

Question 1

cerebellum is responsible for…

Answer 1

smooth movement, coordination, balance

Question 2

parasympathetic NS takes over when…

Answer 2

relaxed

Question 3

severing the spinal cord between C6 and C7 results in ________

Answer 3

paraplegia

Question 4

hypothalamus is responsible for…

Answer 4

homeostasis and 5 F’s

Question 5

major brain stem areas

Answer 5

pons, medulla, RAS

Question 6

the parietal lobes…

Answer 6

process somatosensory information

Question 7

limbic system is responsible for…

Answer 7

emotional behavior, especially aggression

Question 8

broca’s area controls…

Answer 8

the muscles that produce speech

Question 9

the _____ hemisphere is dominant in most people

Answer 9

left

Question 10

wernicke’s area is in the ________

Answer 10

left temporal lobe

Question 11

major sensory relay center

Answer 11

thalamus

Question 12

severing the spinal cord between C1 and C5 results in ________

Answer 12

quadriplegia

Question 13

wernicke’s area controls…

Answer 13

thinking about and interpreting language

Question 14

Autonomic NS controls…

Answer 14

involuntary movement

Question 15

hippocampus is responsible for…

Answer 15

memory consolidation

Question 16

pons and medulla are responsible for

Answer 16

facial expressions, sleep, cardiovascular activity

Question 17

Somatic NS controls…

Answer 17

voluntary motor movement

Question 18

Parkinson’s involves

Answer 18

degenerations of neurons in the substantia nigra

Question 19

_____ neurons carry info into the CNS, whereas _____ neurons carry info away from the CNS

Answer 19

sensory/afferent, motor/efferent

Question 20

broca’s area is in the _______

Answer 20

left frontal lobe

Question 21

critical in perception of pain

Answer 21

thalamus

Question 22

muscle weakness

Answer 22

paresis

Question 23

sympathetic NS takes over when…

Answer 23

under stress

Question 24

the temporal lobes…

Answer 24

contain the auditory cortex and control emotional behavior and memory

Question 25

______ increases aggression and _____ decreases aggression

Answer 25

amygdala, septum

Question 26

RAS is responsible for….

Answer 26

filtering incoming sensory info

Question 27

what controls the pituitary

Answer 27

hypothalamus

Question 28

abnormalities of the ____ have been linked to schizophrenia

Answer 28

thalamus