Physio psych reviewer

Question 1

includes much that is relevant to behavior but also includes more detail about anatomy and chemistry.

Answer 1

neuroscience

Question 2

At the microscopic level of the brain, we find two kinds of cells

Answer 2

neurons and glia

Question 3

The field that relates behavior to bodily processes is called

Answer 3

biological psychology

Question 3

Biological explanations of behavior fall into four categories

Answer 3

functional
evolutionary
physiological
ontogenetic

Question 4

explanation relates a behavior to the activity of the brain and other organs.

Answer 4

physiological

Question 5

explanation describes why a structure or behavior evolved as it did.

Answer 5

functional

Question 6

It involves the analyzes on how the brain, neurotransmitters, and other aspects of our biology influence our behaviors, thoughts, and feelings.

Answer 6

biological psychology

Question 7

The frontal lobe of the brain is involved in motor skills, higher-level cognition, and expressive language.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

The parasitic nervous system works to bring your body back to a state of rest and regulates processes such as digestion.

Answer 8

false

Question 9

The afferent division of the peripheral nervous system carries all types of sensory information to the central nervous system.

Answer 9

true

Question 10

Occuppital lobe is the portion of the brain is involved in interpreting visual stimuli and information.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

Two parts of the autonomic nervous system are: parasitic nervous system and sympathetic nervous system.

Answer 11

false

Question 12

The Parietal lobe portion of the brain is involved in the processing of tactile sensory information.

Answer 12

true

Question 13

The idea that the universe consists of only one type of being is called monism.

Answer 13

true

Question 14

The sympathetic nervous system is the one that controls our responses. It is a matter of reflex that prepares the body to respond to danger or stress in the environment.

Answer 14

true

Question 15

Temperament lobe is the portion of the brain that is involved in the interpretation of the sounds and language we hear, memory processing, as well as other functions.

Answer 15

false

Question 16

Which part of a neuron has its own genes, separate from those of the nucleus?

Answer 16

The mitochondria

Question 17

What is most distinctive about neurons, compared to other cells?

Answer 17

Their shape

Question 18

Which of these do dendritic spines do?

Answer 18

They increase the surface area available for synapses

Question 19

What does an efferent axon do?

Answer 19

It carries output from a structure.

Question 20

Which of the following is a function of astroytes?

Answer 20

Astrocytes synchronize activity for a group of neurons

Question 20

Which of the following is a function of microglia?

Answer 20

Microglia remove dead cells and weak synapses

Question 21

Which of these can easily cross the blood-brain barrier?

Answer 21

Fat-soluble molecules

Question 22

Which of these chemicals cross the blood-brain barrier by active transport?

Answer 22

Glucose and amino acids

Question 23

What is the brain’s main source of fuel?

Answer 23

Glucose

Question 24

For the brain to use its main source of fuel, what does it also need?

Answer 24

Thiamine