Psychology Test - 10-22

Question 1

chromosome

Answer 1

tightly wound strand of DNA, genetic material

Question 2

Flight or flight response–?? Nervous system

Answer 2

sympathetic nervous system

Question 3

What plays role in neurotransmitter on muscle contractions?

Answer 3

Acetylcholine

Question 4

What side of the hemisphere is associated with fine-tuned language skills?

Answer 4

Left hemisphere

Question 5

Serotonin used for?

Answer 5

sleep mood, anxiety , appetite and excitoary

Question 6

Which gland is the emergency center of the body?

Answer 6

Adrenal gland

Question 7

Bumps on head read?

Answer 7

Personality traits and abilities (Phrenology)

Question 8

Lesion?? What are they and where are they?

Answer 8

Damaged areas in the brain

Question 9

Deep brain stimulation

Answer 9

implants battery-powered electrodes within the brain to provide electrical stimulation directly to specific areas.

Question 10

Axon terminal

Answer 10

knoblike terminal at the end of axon, which contains synaptic vesicles that contain neurotransmitters

Question 11

Synapse

Answer 11

space between neurons through which neurotransmitters travel

Question 12

Acetylcholine

Answer 12

affects arousal, selective attention, and memory. Also affects muscle movement/contractions

Question 13

2 nervous system called?

Answer 13

Central and peripheral nervous system

Question 14

System with brain and spinal cord?

Answer 14

Central nervous system

Question 15

Corpus callosum

Answer 15

large band of fibers connecting two cerebral hemispheres.

Question 16

damage to frontal lobe causes what?

Answer 16

motor function, language, memory, and executive function, personality

Question 17

Phineas gage- damage and results

Answer 17

Damage to frontal lobe, completely changed his personality, had frequent seizures

Question 18

Damage to the parietal causes what

Answer 18

touch, sensitivity, and perception

Question 19

Damage to the occipital lobe causes what

Answer 19

Vision

Question 20

What is buried deep in cortex and help control movement?

Answer 20

Motor cortex

Question 21

Damage to the hippocampus causes what?

Answer 21

forming new memories

Question 22

Where is the midbrain, pons and medulla?

Answer 22

the brainstem

Question 23

Oxytocin

Answer 23

aides in stretching the cervix and vagina during birth, aiding milk flow in nursing mothers.

Question 24

What is released from the adrenal gland

Answer 24

adrenaline and cortisol

Question 25

Phenotype

Answer 25

set of observable traits.

Question 26

Natural Selection

Answer 26

Charles Darwin, survival of the fittest

Question 26

Types of twins

Answer 26

monozygotic (identical)
dizygotic (fraternal)

Question 27

damage to Broca’s area causes what?

Answer 27

language production.

Question 28

What brain stem – life-sustaining functions called

Answer 28

Medulla