Module 2-1 Exam

Question 1

What region of the cortex provides executive functions?

Answer 1

Frontal

Question 2

The function of the parietal cortex could be described as _________________.

Answer 2

connect the dots

Question 3

What region of the brain is associated with auditory processing?

Answer 3

Temporal

Question 4

What limbic structure is associated with fear?

Answer 4

amygdala

Question 5

What brain structure is associated with the conscious explicit memory?

Answer 5

hippocampus

Question 6

Action potentials do _______________.

Answer 6

generate brainwaves and result in EEG

Question 7

A neurotransmitter associated with arousal is

Answer 7

norepinephrine

Question 8

The neuromodulator most associated with memory and learning is _________.

Answer 8

acetylcholine

Question 9

What neurochemical manufactured in the pituitary gland mediates sleep onset?

Answer 9

GABA

Question 10

Neurons grow connections between each other known as:

Answer 10

axon

Question 11

The gap between neurons is called the?

Answer 11

synapse

Question 12

The __________ mediates much of emotional activity.

Answer 12

limbic system

Question 13

The __________ mediates motor function.

Answer 13

basal ganglia

Question 14

The ____________ receives signals from the axon.

Answer 14

dendrite

Question 15

What is the function of the white matter of the brain?

Answer 15

connects neurons

Question 16

The brain is traditionally divided into areas according to cell structure known as __________ areas.

Answer 16

Brodmann

Question 17

What structure connects the left side of the brain to the right side?

Answer 17

corpus collosum

Question 18

The right side of the brain is connected to the:

Answer 18

left visual field

Question 19

The neurons of the cortex appear to group themselves into?

Answer 19

cell columns, networks, regions

Question 20

What region of the left hemisphere is associated with speech?

Answer 20

Broca’s area

Question 21

Long groups of axons in the brain combining to make neural pathways are known as_________.

Answer 21

fasciculate

Question 22

There are ____ layers of the cortex

Answer 22

6

Question 23

The long and short fibers that interconnect the cortex are known as __________.

Answer 23

cortico-cortico fibers

Question 24

The fasciculus which connects the anterior temporal lobes to the frontal lobes are known as ________________.

Answer 24

the uncinate fasciculus

?

Question 25

The firing of electrical impulses down the axon of a neuron is referred to as the?

Answer 25

action potential

Question 26

When a neuron is being encouraged to fire by other neurons it is becoming ___________.

Answer 26

depolarized

Question 27

What part of the brain is most associated with arousal level?

Answer 27

reticular formation

Question 28

What type of cell is most responsible for pre and post synaptic potential activity?

Answer 28

pyramidal cell

Question 29

The thalamus is often referred to as the __________ of the brain.

Answer 29

great relay station, pacemaker

Question 30

The region of the brain associated with SMR is the _______________.

Answer 30

sensory-motor strip

Question 31

The areas C3, Cz, and C4 are positioned over the

Answer 31

sensory-motor strip

Question 32

The area Fz is over the _____.

Answer 32

anterior cingulate

Question 33

The area T3 and T4 are over the:

Answer 33

medial temporal lobes

Question 34

The area of Fp1 and Fp2 correspond to the _____ area.

Answer 34

prefrontal executive