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Question 1

what does the p in pns stand for?

Answer 1

peripheral

Question 2

what is the cns made up of?

Answer 2

brain and spinal cord

Question 3

what system is responsible for creating and maintaining fight or flight responses?

Answer 3

the autonomic nervous system

Question 4

the sympathetic nervous system is in charge of what aspect of flight or flight reponse?

Answer 4

stimulating or energizing

Question 5

which part of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for relaxing the body

Answer 5

parasympathetic

Question 6

what structure is located at the begining or front of the neuron?

Answer 6

dendrite

Question 7

what is the long rope-like structure in the middle of the neuron

Answer 7

the axon

Question 8

where are terminal button located

Answer 8

at the end of the neuron

Question 9

in a neuron where is the nucleus housed

Answer 9

the cell body or the soma

Question 10

what is the space between two neurons called?

Answer 10

the synaptic gap

Question 11

what do neurons do?

Answer 11

communicate messages within the body and brain.

Question 12

what is the purpose of a neurons dendrites?

Answer 12

to take in impulses from the neurons around it.

Question 13

what part of the neuron holds neurotransmitters and releases them?

Answer 13

terminal buttons

Question 14

what is the purpose of myelin sheath?

Answer 14

to insulate a neurons axon and make the messages move along faster.

Question 15

why do we consider neuron communication an electro-chemical process

Answer 15

electrical impulses are used within the neuron and chemicals are used for communication between neurons.

Question 16

where is the frontal lobe located

Answer 16

front of your head

Question 17

where is the hypothalamus located

Answer 17

below the thalamus

Question 18

which lobe does not touch the occipital lobe?

Answer 18

frontal

Question 19

where is the corpus callosum located

Answer 19

between the left and right hemispheres

Question 20

what 2 structures make up the limbic system

Answer 20

amygdala and basal ganglia

Question 21

the part of the brain responsible for processing vision

Answer 21

the visual cortex

Question 22

the part of the brain responsible for memory

Answer 22

hippocampus

Question 23

the part of the brain responsible for fear and anger

Answer 23

amygdala

Question 24

what is the medulla responsible for?

Answer 24

basic survival

Question 25

what is the thalamus responsible for?

Answer 25

sensory relay station and taking in sensory information and sending it to the right place.

Question 26

what senses make up the category of chemical senses?

Answer 26

taste and smell

Question 27

what lobe is hearing processed in the brain?

Answer 27

temporal lobe

Question 28

what photoreceptors are responsible for sensing shapes and function better in the dark?

Answer 28

rods

Question 29

what photoreceptors are responsible for sensing color and function better in bright light?

Answer 29

cones

Question 30

what lobe of the brain is responsible for processing tactile sensory input

Answer 30

parietal lobe