Chapter 2

Question 1

Sections of the brain

Answer 1

forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain

Question 2

the function of the forebrain

Answer 2

receive and process sensory info

higher-order thinking processes

Question 3

the function of the midbrain

Answer 3

coordination of movement
sleep
arousal

Question 4

the function of the hindbrain

Answer 4

spinal cord
brain link (movement and balance

Question 5

the upper section of the spinal cord -

Answer 5

communicates between upper body parts and the brain

Question 6

the lower section of the spinal cord -

Answer 6

communicates between the lower body and the brain

Question 7

The Central Nervous System consists of -

Answer 7

brain and spinal cord

Question 8

The Peripheral Nervous System consists of -

Answer 8

somatic and autonomic nervous systems

Question 9

the Somatic NS - by -

Answer 9

controls voluntary movement -

motor neurons send messages from CNS to muscles causing movement

Question 10

the Autonomic NS - such as -

Answer 10

sends info between CNS and non-skeletal muscles

the heart, all organs and glands

Question 11

The sympathetic nervous system controls the -

Answer 11

fight : flight : freeze survival response

Question 12

The parasympathetic nervous system brings about

Answer 12

homeostasis

Question 13

How many lobes of the brain are there?

Answer 13

four

Question 14

the function of the parietal lobe

Answer 14

visual-spatial perception and orientation

3D shapes and design

Question 15

the parietal lobe includes the primary somatosensory cortex, what is its function

Answer 15

processes sensation

such as touch, pressure, temperature and pain.

Question 16

the function of the occipital lobe

Answer 16

vision

Question 17

the function of the temporal lobe

Answer 17

primary auditory information

comprehension of human speech, listening to music

Question 18

the function of the frontal lobe

Answer 18

speech
abstract thought
planning
social skills

Question 19

the function of Broca’s area

Answer 19

coordinates oral movement and vocal cords

use and understand grammar

Question 20

what is the condition called if Broca’s area is damaged and what are the side effects

Answer 20

Broca’s Aphasia

difficulty putting sentences together despite understanding language

Question 21

The functions of Geschwinds Territory

Answer 21

process word properties such as how they sound, what they look like and how they’re used
Interpret and classify things
necessary for abstract thought

Question 22

The function of Wernicke’s area

Answer 22

receptive language

language comprehension

Question 23

what system are conscious responses controlled by -

Answer 23

Somatic Nervous system

Question 24

What role does the PNS have in conscious and unconscious responses

Answer 24

maintains homeostasis

Question 25

Types of unconscious responses and examples

Answer 25

Unconscious - autonomic
blinking
Unconscious - spinal reflexes
monosynaptic reflex arc- knee jerk
polysynaptic reflex arc - hand withdrawal from pain

Question 26

Sections in the limbic system

Answer 26

amygdala
hypothalamus
hippocampus

Question 27

the function of the amygdala

Answer 27

activates and process emotion
memory recollection and storage
condition

Question 28

the function of the hypothalamus

Answer 28

basic survival actions

physiological response to emotional stimuli

Question 29

the function of the hippocampus

Answer 29

regulation and expression of emotion

recollection of info to relevant situations

Question 30

Le Doux’s Theory Short Route

Answer 30

Emotional stimulus -> Thalamus ->Amygdala -> Emotional response

Question 31

Le Doux’s Theory Long Route

Answer 31

Emotional stimulus -> Thalamus -> Sensory Cortex -> Amygdala (or Hippocampus -> Amydgala) -> Emotional response