nervous system + animal behavior

Question 1

the way an organism acts.

Answer 1

behavior

Question 2

something in the environment which causes a behavior.

Answer 2

stimulus

Question 3

the action of an organism as a result of a stimulus

Answer 3

response

Question 4

an involuntary action controlled by the spinal cord.

Answer 4

reflex

Question 5

inborn behaviors involving the brain.

Answer 5

instinct

Question 6

training an organism to show a response to a stimulus that would not usually react to.

Answer 6

conditioning

Question 7

behaviors learned by experience or by making mistakes

Answer 7

trial and error

Question 8

the ability to remember past experiences and use them to solve new problems.

Answer 8

reasoning

Question 9

the complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body. includes brain and spinal cord.

Answer 9

central nervous system

Question 10

a nerve cell.

Answer 10

neuron

Question 11

consists of all the nervous tissue that lies outside the central nervous system.

Answer 11

peripheral nervous system

Question 12

carry nerve impulses from tissues and organs to the spinal cord and brain.

Answer 12

motor neuron

Question 13

extend from the cell body and receive nerve impulses from other neurons.

Answer 13

dentrite

Question 14

a long extension of the cell body that transmits nerve impulses to other cells.

Answer 14

axon

Question 15

acts like a layer of insulation. similar to the plastic that encases an electrical cord.

Answer 15

myelin sheath

Question 16

the place where an axon terminal meets another cell.

Answer 16

synapse

Question 17

a recurring cycle in the physiology or functioning of an organism, such as the daily cycle of sleeping and walking.

Answer 17

biorhythm

Question 18

a consistent way of thinking or behaving acquired through repetition.

Answer 18

habit

Question 19

3 functions of the nervous system

Answer 19

1. reasoning, logic
2. movement
3. breathing, body temp

Question 20

structures which are part of the central nervous system

Answer 20

brain;

1. cerebrum 2. cerebellum 3. brain stem

Question 21

what is the function of the sensory division of the PNS?

Answer 21

it carries sensory information from the body to the central nervous system

Question 22

what is the function of the sonomic nervous system?

Answer 22

it controls mainly voluntary activities that are under conscious control.

Question 23

what is the function of the autonomic nervous system?

Answer 23

it controls all the involuntary activities not under conscious control.

Question 24

what type of drugs slow down the activity of the CNS?

Answer 24

depressants

Question 25

Stimulus and response examples (2)

Answer 25

Something popping up unexpectedly - u jump, scream

A car coming at u - getting out of the way

Question 25

Stimulus and response examples (2)

Answer 25

So etching popping up unexpectedly - u jump, scream

Question 26

Reflex example (3)

Answer 26

Blinking, blushing, flinching

Question 27

Instincts example (3)

Answer 27

Migrating, hibernation

Snake eating rat

Question 28

Conditioning example (3)

Answer 28

Reacting to an alarm clock
Stopping At a stop sign
Bell rings at school

Question 29

Trial and error example (3)

Answer 29

Riding bike
Walking
Ice skating

Question 30

Reasoning (3)

Answer 30

Math
Reading
Writing

Question 31

Habit example (3)

Answer 31

Chewing fingernails
Saying an expression constantly
Eating too much or not enough

Question 32

Nature vs nurture

Answer 32

Nature; behaviors controlled by genes an animal inherits

Nurture; behaviors controlled by the environment an animal experiences

Question 33

Neuron parts

Answer 33

Cell body; contains nucleus and other cell organelles
Dentrites; receive nerve impulses from other neurons
Axon; transmits nerve impulses to other cells