the brain (scheurink)

Question 1

parietal lobe

Answer 1

sensory association area, primary somatic sensory cortex

Question 2

occipital lobe

Answer 2

visual association area, visual cortex

Question 3

temporal lobe

Answer 3

auditory, taste, smell

Question 4

frontal lobe

Answer 4

coordinates information from other areas, controls some behaviours

Question 5

brain stem

Answer 5

reflex mechanisms

Question 6

cerebellum

Answer 6

motor control

Question 7

cerebrum

Answer 7

language, hypothalamus, hippocampus, emotion and conditioned responses

Question 8

glutamate

Answer 8

important amino acid in the brain, stimulating everything

Question 9

GABA

Answer 9

important amino acid in the brain, inhibiting

Question 10

norepinephrine

Answer 10

activates brain during stress or excitement

Question 11

nicotine

Answer 11

increases release of dopamine

Question 12

hypothalamus

Answer 12

maintaining homeostasis, release trophic hormones that stimulate anterior pituitary

Question 13

amygdala

Answer 13

centre of emotions

Question 14

superchiasmatic nucleus

Answer 14

internal clock

Question 15

serotonin

Answer 15

synthesized from tryptophan, defects in serotonin synthesis can cause depression

Question 16

sibutramine

Answer 16

reduces food intake

Question 17

endogenous opioids

Answer 17

responsible for placebo effect

Question 18

naloxon

Answer 18

blocks the release of endogenous opioids and thereby placebo

Question 19

neuropeptides

Answer 19

no reuptake mechanism, increased stimulation is increased effect.

Question 20

galanin

Answer 20

increased upon sympathetic stimulation, controls insulin concentration