Chapter 6 FINAL REVIEW

Question 0

The gap that exists between individual nerve cells. The space between the axon terminal and the dendrite. I drew it on the board. I made little shapes. Neurotransmitters cross it. It has a cleft.

Answer 0

the synapse

Question 1

The site that the spinal cord enter the brain. This area controls the heart rate, breathing, relays motor messages, etc.

Answer 1

Cerebellum

Question 2

What lobe of the brain contains association areas that house memories of visual stimuli?

Answer 2

Occipital lobe

Question 3

The part of a neuron that process afferent and efferent neural messages is know as the

Answer 3

nucleus

Question 4

A white fatty substance that insulates and protects the axon of some neurons

Answer 4

myelin

Question 5

Act as the garbage men of the brain

Answer 5

glials

Question 6

the center in the answer #9 that is most responsibe for decoding audible stimuli

Answer 6

Primary auditory cortex

Question 7

The hemisphere that is more likely to control logic and mathematics

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Left hemisphere

Question 8

The substantia nigra is

Answer 8

a darkened ara of the left hemisphere that is responsible for unconscious movement

Question 9

The region of the frontal lobe that controls the muscles relating to speech production is the

Answer 9

Broca’s area

Question 10

Damage to the frontal lobe may produce

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an inability to plan for the future and an inabiliity to produce the need for speech

Question 11

Regaining the ability to walk after a person suffers a brain injury after a car accident is an example of

Answer 11

plasticity

Question 12

the somatosensory cortex in located in the

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parietal lobe

Question 13

the thick band of fibers that allow the two cerebral hemispheres to communicate and share messages is known as the

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corpus callosum

Question 14

the outer layer of the cerebrum that is only 1/4 in thick, appears to be grey, and is arranged in convolutions is the

Answer 14

cerebral cortex

Question 15

Aphasia is

Answer 15

loss of an ability to use language

Question 16

T/F

The specialization of each hemisphere of the brain is known as lateralization

Answer 16

True

Question 17

T/F
White matter possesses a proportional relationship with intelligence. The more white matter the brain contains, the greater the intellectual capability of a person

Answer 17

False

Question 18

T/F
If a person were to undergo a split brain operation, it would be very obvious due to their diminished ability to speak clearly

Answer 18

False

Question 19

T/F

The right brain is most likely to contain the region of the brain that deals with mathmatics

Answer 19

False

Question 20

T/F

The left hemisphere helps an individual to use analytical thought

Answer 20

True

Question 21

T/F

Motor neurons send messages to the brain

Answer 21

false

Question 22

T/F

Damee to the occipital lobe would most likely result in hearing loss

Answer 22

false

Question 23

T/F

stimuli touched by our right hand is processed in the left hemisphere

Answer 23

True

Question 24

T/F

the Pons controls the heart rate

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False

Question 25

T/F

Touch and pressure are processed in the somatosensory cortex

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true

Question 26

T/F

The cerebellum is responsible for skilled movement and balance

Answer 26

True

Question 27

T/F

Almost all neural messages pass through Thalamus

Answer 27

True

Question 28

T/F

Afferent neurons are also known as sensory neurons

Answer 28

True

Question 29

T/F

The limbic system is vitally important to the formation of language

Answer 29

False

Question 30

T/F

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers released by the adrenal glands

Answer 30

False

Question 31

What is directly responsible for our ability to move?

Answer 31

Acetylcholine

Question 32

What regulates mood and has been linked to depression?

Answer 32

Serotonin

Question 33

What is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter?

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GABA

Question 34

What is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter ?

Answer 34

Glutamate

Question 35

What helps regulate the sensation of pain?

Answer 35

Endorphins