Psychology Exam 1 (C.1-2)

Question 1

Pituitary Gland

Answer 1

Release Hormones

Question 2

Pineal Gland

Answer 2

Produces Melatonin, Regulates Body Rhythms

Question 3

Pons

Answer 3

Sleep and Arousal + Coordinating Movements between the left and right sides of the brain

Question 4

Medulla

Answer 4

Controls most basic functions of survival, Heart rate, breathing, swallowing, vomiting and urination

Question 5

Cerebellum

Answer 5

Coordinated Movement + Balance

Question 6

Substantial Nigra

Answer 6

Produces Dopamine Initiating voluntary movements

Question 7

Midbrain

Answer 7

Crucial for production of dopamine, Motor control in body, auditory and visual processing

Question 8

Cerebral Cortex

Answer 8

Surface that makes up the outermost part of the forebrain, site of your thoughts, detailed perceptions

Question 9

Thalamus

Answer 9

Receives all sensory information and relays it to the cortex, except for smell

Question 10

Hypothalamus

Answer 10

Brain’s regulatory structure (like body temp)

Question 11

Hippocampus

Answer 11

Formation of new memories by creating new neural connections

Question 12

Amygdala

Answer 12

Important for processing emotinoal significance of stimuli around you (like fear)

Question 13

Limbic System

Answer 13

Controlling motivated behaviors such as eating and drinking + controlling emotions

Question 14

Occipital lobe

Answer 14

Vision

Question 15

Temporal

Answer 15

Audio (also includes some areas for recognizing detailed objects

Question 16

Fusiform face area

Answer 16

How you remember faces

Question 17

Frontal

Answer 17

Complex thoughts, planning and movement

Question 18

Parietal

Answer 18

Spatial understanding and sense of touch

Question 19

Corpus Callosum

Answer 19

Connection between two halves of brain

Question 20

Prefrontal Cortex

Answer 20

Critical for rational thought, emotional connections

Question 21

Left Hemisphere

Answer 21

Responsible for logical thought and language

Question 22

Right Hemisphere

Answer 22

Spatial relationships (understanding a map or locating objects)

Question 23

Central Nervous System

Answer 23

Signals coming from Brain and Spinal Cord

Question 24

Peripheral Nervous System

Answer 24

Every sense not coming from Brain and Spine (such as skin, muscles, bones)

Question 25

Autonomic Nervous System

Answer 25

Second division of PNS, regulates body’s internal environment via stimulating glands, carries signals to CNS

Question 26

Sympathetic Nervous System

Answer 26

Prepares the body for an action

Question 27

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Answer 27

Regulates body until it reaches a rested state

Question 28

Somatic Nervous System

Answer 28

Transmits signals to and from the CNS through nerves, process controls all voluntary movements you make

Question 29

Endocrine System

Answer 29

Communication that influences many aspects of your body + influences mental activity/behavior. Releasing chemicals into body (Hormones)

Question 30

Adrenal Gland

Answer 30

Glands that help the body recover from stress and respond to emergencies

Question 31

Growth Hormone

Answer 31

Regulates growth/repair after injury

Question 32

Thyroid

Answer 32

Controls metabolism

Question 33

Acetylcholine

Answer 33

Motor control over muscles, attention memory, learning and sleeping

Question 34

Norepinephrine

Answer 34

Arousal and Alertness

Question 35

Serotonin

Answer 35

Emotional states and impulse control, dreaming

Question 36

Dopamine

Answer 36

Reward, motivation, Motor Control over voluntary movement

Question 37

GABA

Answer 37

Inhibitino of action potentials, anxiety reduction, intoxication (alcohol)

Question 38

Glutamate

Answer 38

Enhancement of action potentials, learning and memory

Question 39

Endorphins

Answer 39

Euphoria, less sensitive to pain