Final Exam Flashcards
What is biopsychology
What did the accident of Phineas Gage imply
What is trephination
What did Hippocrates say was the source of all intellect
What was the Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus
Where did the Egyptians think the spirit was located
Where did the Mesopotamians think emotion was located
What did Galen suggest
What is the Mind/Brain problem
What is the difference between monism and dualism
Was Descartes a monist or a dualist? How did he solve this problem
What is meant by materialism
Who invented phrenology and what is phrenology
What are the important goals of biopsychology
How do biopsychologists achieve these goals
What is agnosia
What is unilateral neglect
What makes up the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, and autonomic nervous system
What is the reticular formation and pons
How is sensory information processed in the central nervous system
What are the roles of the thalamus, tectum, and cortex
Name two divisions of the thalamus
What are some regions important for movement
What makes up the basal ganglia and what is its function
What region degenerates in Parkinson’s disease
What regions are important for motivation and emotion
What is homeostasis?
What makes up the limbic system and what is its function
What are some functions of the cortex
What are the four lobes of the brain
What is aphasia
What are the two neuron types
What and where are the three meninges
Describe the flow of CSF
What is hydrocephalus and how is it caused
What are the two main arteries that supply blood to the brain
What is the blood brain barrier
What can break down the blood brain barrier
What do the dorsal and ventral horns of the spinal cord do
What kind of information can cranial nerves carry
What did Cajal say that was so important
What are the parts of a neuron and how is information carried
What is a dendritic spine