Body and Behavior

Question 1

Central Nervous System

Answer 1

Brain and spinal cord

Question 2

Peripheral Nervous System

Answer 2

Smaller branches of nerves that reach the other parts of the body, conducts information from the bodily organs to the CNS

Question 3

Neurons

Answer 3

Sends messages to and from the brain

Question 4

Synapse

Answer 4

The space between neurons that is a junction or connection between them

Question 5

Neurotransmitters

Answer 5

The chemicals released by neurons, which determines the rate at which other neurons fire

Question 6

Somatic Nervous System

Answer 6

The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary movement of skeletal muscles

Question 7

Autonomic Nervous System

Answer 7

The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls internal biological functions

Question 8

Sympathetic Nervous System

Answer 8

Prepares the body for dealing with emergencies or strenuous activity

Question 9

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Answer 9

Works to conserve energy and to enhance the body’s ability to recover from strenuous activity

Question 10

Axon

Answer 10

This part of the neuron sends messages to other neurons

Question 11

Cell body

Answer 11

This part of the neuron contains chromosomes and genes

Question 12

Dendrite

Answer 12

This part of the neuron receives the nerve impulses from another neuron

Question 13

Motor neuron

Answer 13

This neuron sends messages from the brain to muscles and glands. It is involved with running and jumping

Question 14

Sensory neuron

Answer 14

This neuron sends impulses toward the brain from the sense organs and is concerned with seeing, hearing, tasting and smelling

Question 15

HINDBRAIN

Answer 15

a part of the brain located at the rear base of the skull that is involved in the basic processes of life

Question 16

Medulla Oblongata

Answer 16

controls breathing, heart rate, and a variety of reflexe

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Pons

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a bridge between the spinal cord and the brain. It is also involved in producing chemicals the body needs for sleep

Question 18

Cerebellum

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helps control posture and balance and voluntary movements

Question 19

MIDBRAIN

Answer 19

a small part of the brain above the pons that integrates sensory information and relays it upward

Question 20

Reticular Activating System

Answer 20

alerts the rest of the brain to incoming signals and is involved in the sleep/wake cycle

Question 21

FOREBRAIN

Answer 21

a part of the brain that covers the brain’s central core

Question 22

Thalamus

Answer 22

integrates sensory input with the exception of smell

Question 23

Hypothalamus

Answer 23

controls functions such as hunger, thirst, and sexual behavior. Also the body’s reactions to changes in temperature.

Question 24

Cerebral Cortex

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allows us to see, read, and understand sentences

Question 25

Cerebrum

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conscious thinking process

Question 26

Corpus Callosum

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communication between the two hemispheres of the brain

Question 27

Parietal Lobe

Answer 27

Information from senses all over the body

Question 28

Temporal Lobe

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Hearing, memory, emotion, and speaking

Question 29

Frontal Lobe

Answer 29

Organization, planning, creative thinking

Question 30

Limbic system

Answer 30

the part of the brain involved in our behavioural and emotional responses