The Biology Behind Psychology

Question 1

What is the Central Nervous System made up of?

Answer 1

Brain and spinal cord

Question 2

What does the CNS do?

Answer 2

Neuron to Neuron communication

Question 3

What is the peripheral nervous system made up of?

Answer 3

Somatic and Autonomic Nervous system

Question 4

What is the Somatic nervous system?

Answer 4

Skeletal

Question 5

What is the Autonomic nervous system?

Answer 5

Internal Organs

Question 6

What is the difference between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system?

Answer 6

The sympathetic nervous system arouses you while the parasympathetic nervous system calms you
_______________________________________________For Sympathetic, think fight or flight

Question 7

Where are all of the sensory and motor neurons located?

Answer 7

In the peripheral nervous system (PNS)

Question 8

Which nervous system does all of the muscular activity happen?

Answer 8

Sympathetic
_______________________________________________Allows you to MOVE in case of emergency

Question 9

What is meant by action potential?

Answer 9

a rapid sequence of changes in the voltage across a membrane.

Question 10

What is meant by threshold?

Answer 10

The minimum intensity needed to fire impulse

Question 11

What is a synapse?

Answer 11

A gap between neurons
(also called a synaptic gap or cleft)

Question 12

What are neurotransmitters?

Answer 12

Chemical messengers that bind to
receptor sites on receiving neuron

Question 13

What is reuptake?

Answer 13

It is a sending neuron that reabsorbs excess
neurotransmitters

Question 14

What does the amygdala do?

Answer 14

Controls emotion

Question 15

What is the hippocampus for?

Answer 15

Emotion

Question 16

The Limbic System is made up of the HATCH. What does HATCH stand for?

Answer 16

Hippocampus
Amygdala
Thalamus
Cerebellum
Hypothalamus

Question 17

What is the thalamus job in the Limbic system?

Answer 17

Directs messages through the cortex and replies from the Cerebellum and Medulla.

Question 18

If you fell down because you lost your balance, what part of the brain would you blame it on?

Answer 18

The cerebellum because it control balance and voluntary movement

Question 19

The hypothalamus does a lot to make sure we stay alive. What is at least one thing that it does.

Answer 19

Regulates Temperature
Controls Emotions
Drinking
Governs Endocrine System through pituitary gland

Question 20

Why is the corpus callosum important?

Answer 20

It connects the two hemispheres of the brain

Question 21

What would happen in the corpus callosum were removed?

Answer 21

Split brain

Question 22

Explain to the class here the frontal lobe is.
Parietal?
Temporal?
Occipital?

Answer 22

Front of the head
Top of head
At temples or at ear level
Back of the head

Question 23

Explain to the class what happens in the frontal lobe.
Parietal?
Temporal?
Occipital

Answer 23

Complex thinking
Sensory info
Auditory Processing
Visual Processes

Question 24

What is the Broca’s area and what is it responsible for?

Answer 24

It’s the part of the brain that produces speech.

Question 25

What does the Wernicke’s area do in comparison to the Broca’s area?

Answer 25

Processes and understands speech

Question 26

What are endorphins responsible for?

Answer 26

Responding to pain or vigorous exercise.

Question 27

What does an agonist do?

Answer 27

excites, mimics neurotransmitters

Question 28

What does an antagonist do?

Answer 28

inhibits, blocks neurotransmitters

Question 29

What does the endocrine system do?

Answer 29

Secretes hormones when told do bythe hypothalamus