Exam 2

Question 1

Cerebrum Function

Answer 1

interprets information & decides what happens next

Question 2

Frontal Lobes

Answer 2

controls voluntary movements

Question 3

Parietal Lobes

Answer 3

language

Question 4

Temporal Lobes

Answer 4

hearing, short term memory, smell

Question 5

occipital lobes

Answer 5

visual reception and interpretation

Question 6

Forebrain Function

Answer 6

relay center for the brain

Question 7

Thalamus

Answer 7

integrates all sensory input except smell

Question 8

hypothalamus

Answer 8

controls autonomic nervous system, Homeostasis

Question 9

Limbic System

Answer 9

emotional brain

Question 10

Midbrain (mesencephalon)

Answer 10

responsible for integration of visual, auditory, and balance reflexes

Question 11

Pons

Answer 11

sleep & dreaming

Question 12

Medulla

Answer 12

HR, respirations, reflexes

Question 13

Cerebellum

Answer 13

involuntary reflexes

Question 14

Cholinergic example

Answer 14

acetylcholine

Question 15

cholinergic location

Answer 15

neuromuscular junctions

Question 16

cholinergic function

Answer 16

muscle contractions

Question 17

Monoamines examples

Answer 17

norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, histamine

Question 18

Monoamine function

Answer 18

modulate moods

Question 19

Amino acid examples

Answer 19

GABA (inhibitory) and Glutamate (excitatory)

Question 20

Amino Acid function

Answer 20

make neuron’s dendritic receptor sites more or less likely to fire

Question 21

Neuropeptide Examples

Answer 21

endorphins & enkephalin = opioid peptides

Question 22

Increased Cholinergic Levels

Answer 22

Depression

Question 23

Decreased Cholinergic levels

Answer 23

Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

Question 24

decreased norepinephrine levels

Answer 24

depression

Question 25

increased norepinephrine levels

Answer 25

mania, anxiety, schizophrenia

Question 26

Increased Dopamine Levels

Answer 26

mania and schizophrenia

Question 27

Decreased dopamine levels

Answer 27

Parkinson's and depression

Question 28

Decreased Serotonin levels

Answer 28

depression

Question 29

Increased Serotonin levels

Answer 29

anxiety

Question 30

Decreased Histamine Levels

Answer 30

Depression

Question 31

Decreased GABA Levels

Answer 31

epilepsy

Question 32

Increased Glutamate levels

Answer 32

epilepsy

Question 33

Anterior Pituitary hormones

Answer 33

TSH, ACTH, melanocyte-stimulating hormone

Question 34

Increased TSH Levels

Answer 34

insomnia, anxiety

Question 35

Decreased TSH Levels

Answer 35

fatigue, depression

Question 36

Increased ACTH Levels

Answer 36

mood disorders, psychosis

Question 37

Decreased ACTH Levels

Answer 37

Depression, apathy, fatigue

Question 38

Increased Prolactin

Answer 38

depression, anxiety, irritability

Question 39

L-tryptophan function

Answer 39

induces sleep

Question 40

Benzodiazepine function

Answer 40

enhance GABA which produces a calming effects

Question 41

Genetics can indicate which illnesses

Answer 41

schizophrenia, bipolar, MDD, alcoholism

Question 42

Electroenephalography (EEG)

Answer 42

Measures brain electrical activity

Question 43

Computerized EEG

Answer 43

Mainly used in research

Question 44

CT Scan

Answer 44

measures accuracy of brain structure, can detect lesions, accesses, infarction or aneurysm

Question 45

MRI

Answer 45

measures anatomical and biochemical status of brain, morphological differences have been noted in schizophrenia

Question 46

Positron emission tomography (PET)

Answer 46

measures specific brain functioning such as glucose metabolism, o2 utilization, neurotrans