biological psychology 2

Question 1

acetylcholine

Answer 1

enables muscle action, learning, and memory

Question 2

serotonin

Answer 2

affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal

Question 3

endorphin

Answer 3

plays a big role in pain reduction

Question 4

cerebellum

Answer 4

cerebellum works with balance and coordination

Question 5

medulla

Answer 5

controls heartbeat and breathing

Question 6

occipital lobe

Answer 6

controls vision and processes visual info

Question 7

somatic nervous system

Answer 7

allows you to move and control muscles throughout your body

Question 8

dendrite

Answer 8

influences how neurons collect and process information

Question 9

myelin sheath

Answer 9

fatty tissue, provides protective insulation for your nerve cell

Question 10

dopamine

Answer 10

influences movement, attention, and emotion

Question 11

hippocampus

Answer 11

memory, learning how to memorize speeches or lines in a play.

Question 12

hypothalamus

Answer 12

your body’s smart control coordinating center, keeps body in healthy & controlled state

Question 13

thalamus

Answer 13

processes all information from your body’s senses (except smell)

Question 14

broca’s area

Answer 14

broca’s area expressive aspects of spoken and written language

Question 15

wernicke’s area

Answer 15

understanding of spoken and written language

Question 16

frontal lobe

Answer 16

lobe important in cognitive skills like expressive language, memory, and judgement

Question 17

temporal lobe

Answer 17

lobe that processes auditory information and with the encoding of memory

Question 18

autonomic nervous system

Answer 18

regulates heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, digestion, and sexual arousal

Question 19

somatosensory cortex

Answer 19

registers and processes body touch and movement sensations

Question 20

neuroplasticity

Answer 20

the brain’s ability to change and adapt due to experience