Biopsychology

Question 1

What are the two main functions of the nervous system

Answer 1

1. To collect, process & respond to information in the environment
2. To coordinate different organs and cells in the body

Question 2

What are the four lobes

Answer 2

1. The Frontal lobe
2. The occupital lobe
3. The temporal lobe
4. Paretal lobe

Question 3

What are the functions of the four lobes

Answer 3

Frontal Lobe = Responsible for high order decisions (e.g planning, decision making and logical reasoning

Occupital lobe = Processes visual info in the eyes

Temporal Lobe = processes auditory information and is involved in memory

Parietal lobe = Interprets sensory information and spatial awareness

Question 4

What is spatial awareness

Answer 4

The ability to be aware of objects in space and the body’s position in relation to them

Question 5

Spine: Functions and location in the body

Answer 5

Connected to the brain via the brain stem

Provides the brainwith messages from the rest of the body

Responsible for reflex actions

Question 6

Function of the peripheral nervous system

Answer 6

transmits messagesvia millions of neurons to and from CNS+

Question 7

Function of theAutonomic nervous system

Answer 7

controls vital body functions such as breathing, heart rate, digestion, sexual arousal, stress responses and temp is maintained and adapted to the environment

Question 8

The Autonomic nervous systemis broken up into two further segments. What are they calleed

Answer 8

1. sympathetic nervous system
2. parasympathetic nervous system

Question 9

What is the process of the synaptic transmission

Answer 9

Electrical impulses reach the presynaptic terminal. They trigger release of neurotransmitters from synapse vehicles. They diffuse across the synaptic cleft