Module 4 - Incredible Nervous System

Question 0

A specific segment on the strand of DNA that contains instructions for making proteins is called a _____.

Answer 0

Gene

Question 1

A hairlike structure that contains tightly coiled strands of the chemical DNA is called a _______.

Answer 1

Chromosome

Question 2

Measuring non harmful radio frequencies as the pass through the brain is called a ______ scan.

Answer 2

MRI

Question 3

The method used to study functions of the brain, and involves measuring amounts of low-level radioactive substances absorbed by brain cells is called a ______ scan.

Answer 3

PET

Question 4

Placing electrodes on the scalp and measuring changes in the brain wave activity is called ____.

Answer 4

EEG

Question 5

The cortical area that controls voluntary movements is called the _______ and is found in the ______ love.

Answer 5

Motor cortex

Frontal lobe

Question 6

The cortical are that receives input from sensory receptors in the ears is called the ______ and is located in the _______ lobe.

Answer 6

Primary auditory cortex

Temporal

Question 7

The cortical area that receives input from the sensory receptor in the skin, muscles, and joints is called the ______ and is located in the _____ lobe.

Answer 7

Somatosensory cortex

Parietal

Question 8

The cortical area that receives input from sensory receptors in the eyes is called the _______ and is located in the _____ lobe.

Answer 8

Primary visual cortex

Occipital

Question 9

The cortical area that is necessary to produce words and arrange them into sentences is called _______ and is located in the _____ lobe.

Answer 9

Broca’s area

Frontal

Question 10

The cortical area that is necessary for understanding spoken words and putting words into meaningful sentences is called ______ and is located in the ______ lobe.

Answer 10

Wernicke’s area

Temporal

Question 11

The two major divisions of the nervous system are the _________ and the _________.

Answer 11

Central and peripheral

Question 12

One part of the peripheral nervous system is connected to sensory (afferent) receptors or muscles you can move voluntarily and is called the __________.

Answer 12

Somatic nervous system

Question 13

The part of the peripheral nervous system that regulates heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, digestion, secretion of hormones, and other functions and is called the _________.

Answer 13

Autonomic nervous system

Question 14

The brain is divided into which three major parts?

Answer 14

Forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain

Question 15

The old brain that is involved with many motivational and emotional behaviours is called the _______.

Answer 15

Limbic system

Question 16

The hypothalmus, found in the limbic system, controls the autonomic nervous system which has two divisions. The division that responds by increasing physiological arousal is called the _______.

Answer 16

Sympathetic nervous system

Question 17

The sympathetic nervous system triggers a state of increased physiological arousal so that the body can cope with threatening situations; this state is called the ______.

Answer 17

Fight-flight response

Question 18

The division of the autonomic nervous system that is primarily responsible for returning the body to a calm or relaxed state and is involved in digestion is called the ______.

Answer 18

Parasympathetic nervous system

Question 19

A system made up of numerous glands that are located throughout the body and that secrete various hormones is called the ______.

Answer 19

Endocrine system

Question 20

The brain area that can be considered the master control for the endocrine system is the _____.

Answer 20

Hypothalamus

Question 21

The hypothalamus is connected to and controls one of the endocrine system’s major glands that has an anterior and posterior part and is collectively called the _____.

Answer 21

Pituitary gland

Question 22

The largest part of the brain is called the ______. It is involved in cognitive responses that we characterize as most human.

Answer 22

Forebrain

Question 23

The part of the brain that controls vital reflexes, sleeping, coordinating body movements is called the ______.

Answer 23

Hindbrain

Question 24

The part of the brain involved in visual and auditory reflexes, as well as alerting the brain to incoming sensations is called the ______.

Answer 24

Midbrain

Question 25

Beginning in the midbrain and extending downward is a long column of cells called the _______ that alerts the forebrain of incoming sensory information.

Answer 25

Reticular formation

Question 26

One of three structures of the hindbrain serves as a bridge to connect the brain and body and also manufactures chemicals involved in sleep. It is called the _______.

Answer 26

Pons

Question 27

The structure that controls vital reflexes, such as heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration, is called the _______.

Answer 27

Medulla

Question 28

The structure that was assumed to be involved primarily in coordinating body movements, has recently been found to have a role in cognitive functions, such as short term memory, following rules, and carrying out plans, is called the ______.

Answer 28

Cerebellum

Question 29

The thin outside layer of cells that has a wrinkled look and covers almost the entire forebrain is called the _______.

Answer 29

Cortex

Question 30

The layer of cells in the cerebellum is divided into four separate areas or lobes. Name them.

Answer 30

Frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital

Question 31

The lobe involved in controlling social-emotional behaviours, maintaining a healthy personality, and making and carrying out plans is the _______ lobe.

Answer 31

Frontal

Question 32

At the back of the frontal lobe is a continuous strip called the _______, which controls the movement of voluntary muscles.

Answer 32

Motor cortex

Question 33

Damage to the primary auditory cortex will result in inability to understand spoken and written word; a problem called _____.

Answer 33

Wernicke’s aphasia

Question 34

Inside the forebrain is a central core of interconnected structures known as the primitive, or “animal” brain, or more technically, the _______.

Answer 34

Limbic system

Question 35

Name the four of the areas that make up the limbic system, which are all involved in motivational and emotional behaviours.

Answer 35

Hippocampus, hypothalamus, thalamus, and amygdala

Question 36

The study of how cultural values, practices, and environment shape and are shaped by the brain is called ________.

Answer 36

Cultural neuroscience

Question 37

The two hemispheres are connected by a major bundle of fibers that is called the _________.

Answer 37

Corpus

Question 38

Mental programs for language, speech, math, memories, and knowledge of self, are located in __________.

Answer 38

The left hemisphere

Question 39

Mental programs for spatial problems, processing emotional responses, and recognizing faces are located in _________.

Answer 39

The right hemisphere

Question 40

Left hemisphere processes information in a piece by piece, or _______ way.

Answer 40

Analytic

Question 41

Right hemisphere processes information in a meaningful whole, or has a _______ approach.

Answer 41

Holistic

Question 42

Your brain has many separate but interconnected _______ programs.

Answer 42

Mental