Ch.3 (and Some Of Ch4)

Question 1

A single thin fiber with branches near its tip that as a rule transmit info. to other cells.

Answer 1

Axon

Question 2

Insulating sheath that speeds up the transmission of impulses along an axon.

Answer 2

Myelin

Question 3

Excitation that travels along an axon at the same strength no ,after how far it must travel.

Answer 3

Action potential

Question 4

An electrical polarization across the membrane of an axon.

Answer 4

Resting potential

Question 5

Is a junction that is between one neuron and another.

Answer 5

Synaptic gap

Question 6

What is the presynaptic ending on the axon of the transmitting neuron?

Answer 6

Terminal Bouton

Question 7

What is the chemical that activates the receptors on a dendrite of the receiving neuron

Answer 7

Neurotransmitter

Question 8

Neuron on the receiving end of the synapse

Answer 8

Post synaptic neuron

Question 9

The neurotransmitter suppressed by marijuana.

Answer 9

Dopamine

Question 10

Consists of the brain and spinal cord

Answer 10

Central nervous system (CNS)

Question 11

Consists of the bundles of nerves between the spinal cord and rest of the body.

Answer 11

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Question 12

Part of the peripheral nervous system that connects the skin and muscles

Answer 12

Somatic nervous System (SNS)

Question 13

System that Controls the heart, stomach, endocrine system, etc.

Answer 13

Automatic nervous system (ANS)

Question 14

Is at the rear of the head and deals with vision

Answer 14

Occipital lobe

Question 15

Located at the left and right sides of the head and deals with hearing and some of the complex aspects of vision.

Answer 15

Temporal lobe

Question 16

Branching structures that receive input from other neurons.

Answer 16

Dendrite

Question 17

Structure within he temporal lobe that deals with emotions

Answer 17

Amygdala

Question 18

Sitting a bit froward of the occipital lobe, this lobe deals mostly with touch.

Answer 18

Parietal lobe

Question 19

A rapid, automatic response to a stimulus

Answer 19

Reflex

Question 20

This is important for hunger, thirst, temperature regulation, sex, and other motivated behaviors. Is located just below the THALAMUS!

Answer 20

Hypothalamus

Question 21

Chemicals released by glands and conveyed via the blood to alter activity in various organs.

Answer 21

Hormones

Question 22

Set of axons that connect the left and right hemispheres of the cerebral cortex.

Answer 22

Corpus callosum

Question 23

The question of how separate brain areas combine forces to produce a unified perception of a single object.

Answer 23

Binding problem

Question 24

A conversation of energy from the environment into a pattern of response by the nervous system.

Answer 24

Sensations

Question 25

An interpretation of the information abstained through sensation.

Answer 25

Perception

Question 26

Energies from the world around us that affect us in some way

Answer 26

Stimuli

Question 27

Specialized cells that convert environmental energies into signals for the nervous system.

Answer 27

Receptors

Question 28

Adapted for color vision, night vision, daytime vision, and detailed vision.

Answer 28

Cones

Question 29

Adapted for vision in dim light

Answer 29

Rods

Question 30

Vibrations of the air or another medium

Answer 30

Sound waves

Question 31

He perception that depends on the amplitude of sound waves.

Answer 31

Loudness

Question 32

The perception closely related to frequency

Answer 32

Pitch

Question 33

Fluid filled canals of the snail-shaped organ which contains the receptors for hearing.

Answer 33

Cochlea

Question 34

Detects any kind of movement with the head with respect to gravity

Answer 34

Vestibular sense

Question 35

Neurotransmitters that inhibit the release of substance P thereby weaken pain sensations and bind to opiate receptors.

Answer 35

Endorphins

Question 36

The sense of smell

Answer 36

Olfaction

Question 37

Stimuli that can totally change the behavior of a person even when the presentation of one is so little and insignificant.

Answer 37

Subliminal perception

Question 38

The misinterpretation of a Visual stimulus

Answer 38

Optical allusion

Question 39

This occurs when we imagine the rest of the figure

Answer 39

Closure

Question 40

The tendency to perceive objects that are close together as belonging to a group.

Answer 40

Common fate

Question 41

Stimuli that can be perceived in more than one way

Answer 41

Reversible figures

Question 42

Nervous system that deals with fight or flight

Answer 42

Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)

Question 43

The nervous system that deals with rest

Answer 43

Parasympathetic nervous system (PNS)