Biological Perspective

Question 1

Neuron

Answer 1

carries messages

Question 2

Dendrites

Answer 2

receives messages

Question 3

Axon

Answer 3

returns messages

Question 4

Soma

Answer 4

keeps the cell alive

Question 5

Myelin Sheath

Answer 5

coats the axon of the neurons

Question 6

Central Nervous System

Answer 6

network of Neurons

Question 7

Peripheral Nervous System

Answer 7

Neurons that run through the body

Question 8

EEG

Answer 8

records brain patterns

Question 9

MRI

Answer 9

radio waves that picture the brain

Question 10

PET

Answer 10

brain imaging method with radio active sugar

Question 11

Medulla

Answer 11

swelling at spinal cord

Question 12

Pons

Answer 12

swelling above medulla connects top to bottom

Question 13

Reticular Formation

Answer 13

Neurons run through medulla for alterness

Question 14

Cerebellum

Answer 14

Motor movements

Question 15

Limbic System

Answer 15

Learning; group of brain structures located under cortex

Question 16

Thalamus

Answer 16

sensory information

Question 17

Hypothalamus

Answer 17

sleep and hunger

Question 18

Hippocampus

Answer 18

long term memory

Question 19

Amygdala

Answer 19

Fear

Question 20

Corpus Callosum

Answer 20

Connects right and left hemispheres

Question 21

Occipital Lobe

Answer 21

Visual; rear bottom

Question 22

Parietal Lobe

Answer 22

Taste and Temperature; rear top

Question 23

Temporal Lobe

Answer 23

Sense of hearing and speech; sides by ear

Question 24

Frontal Lobe

Answer 24

Decision making; front

Question 25

Brain Steam

Answer 25

Connects brain to spinal cord; responsible for breathing

Question 26

Nervous System

Answer 26

Bundle of nerves that relay messages to and from all parts of the body

Question 27

Neuroscience

Answer 27

Branch of life deals with structure and function of neurons, nerves, and neurons tissue

Question 28

Biological Psychology

Answer 28

aka: Behavioral Neuroscience; focusses on biological bases of psychology

Question 29

Glial Cells

Answer 29

Provides support to the rest of the cell

Question 30

Nerves

Answer 30

Bundles of axon coated in myelin that travel together

Question 31

Resting Potential

Answer 31

Neuron when not firing

Question 32

Action Potential

Answer 32

Release of the neuron impulse consisting of a reversal of the electrical charge in action

Question 33

All or None

Answer 33

Referring to the fact that a neuron wither fires completely or not at all

Question 34

Axon Terminals

Answer 34

Branches at the end of a axon

Question 35

Synaptic Knob

Answer 35

Rounded areas on the ends of axon terminals

Question 36

Synaptic Vesicles

Answer 36

Sac like structures containing chemicals

Question 37

Neurotransmitter

Answer 37

Chemical in synaptic vesicles

Question 38

Synapse

Answer 38

Aka synaptic gap; Space between synaptic knob of one cell and dendrites or surface of the next

Question 39

Receptor Site

Answer 39

Holes in the surface of the dendrites fit only neurotransmitters

Question 40

Excitatory Synapse

Answer 40

Cause receiving cells to fire

Question 41

Inhibitory Synapse

Answer 41

Causes receiving cells to not fire

Question 42

Agonists

Answer 42

Chemical substances that mimic the efforts

Question 43

Antagonists

Answer 43

Chemical substances block a cell's response