Unit 2 biological basis & behavior

Question 1

Nerve cells that produce communication throughout the body

Answer 1

Neuron

Question 2

Receive communication from other cells

Answer 2

Dendrites

Question 3

Produce proteins which keep neuron alive

Answer 3

Soma

Question 4

Contains genetic materials

Answer 4

Nucleus

Question 5

Long fiber transmits outgoing messages

Answer 5

Axon

Question 6

Layer of fatty, insulated tissue which helps speed up neural inpulses

Answer 6

Myelin sheath

Question 7

Contain neurotransmitters which send messages across the synapse to other neurons

Answer 7

Terminal Buttons

Question 8

Carry messages from other organs to spinal cord/brain

Answer 8

Sensory

Question 9

Carry messages from spinal cord/brain to muscles and glands

Answer 9

Motor

Question 10

Carry messages from one neuron to another

Answer 10

Interneurons

Question 11

The space in between neurons where communication is accomplished

Answer 11

Synapse

Question 12

Chemicals released by the terminal buttons that travel across the synapse that enable neurons to communicate

Answer 12

Neurotransmitters

Question 13

Controls vital life functions- heart rate, blood pressure, breathing

Answer 13

Medulla Oblongata

Question 14

Regulates sleep, consciousness, facil expressions, and sensory processes

Answer 14

Pons

Question 15

Located at the back of the head; responsible for muscle coordination and balances

Answer 15

Cerebellum

Question 16

Regulates emotions such as aggression, fear, and jealousy, trigger fight or flight

Answer 16

Amygdala

Question 17

Regulates body temperature, hunger, thrist, and sexusal behavior

Answer 17

Hypothalamus

Question 18

Responsible for the functions of new long term memories

Answer 18

Hippocampus

Question 19

“Bark”, controls higher brain functions such as information processing

Answer 19

Cerebral cortex

Question 20

Thick bundle of nerve fibers that connect both hemisphere

Answer 20

Corpus collosum

Question 21

Speaking, judgement & reasoning, planning, and personality, located behind the forehead

Answer 21

Frontal lobe

Question 22

Top of brain, make sense of things we touch

Answer 22

Parietal lobe

Question 23

Located above the ears, processing auditory information

Answer 23

Temporal lobe

Question 24

Locates at back of head, recives and process visual information

Answer 24

Occipital lobe

Question 25

Found in the frontal lobe, producing speech

Answer 25

Brocas area

Question 26

Found at the back of the temporal lobe, responsible for interpreting language

Answer 26

Wernickes area

Question 27

Controls all body movements
Memory storage
Sleeping/dreaming

Answer 27

Acetylcholine

Question 28

Pleasure chemical
Released when we recieve a reward in hopes that will repeat

Answer 28

Dopamine

Question 29

Natural feel good chemical

Answer 29

Serotonin

Question 30

Helps control alertness fight or flight response

Answer 30

Norepinephrine & Epinephrine

Question 31

Regulates stress and anxiety
Blocks messages to the Brain that signal fear, anxiety, and stress

Answer 31

GABA

Question 32

Involved in pain relief and feeling of pleasure
Turn off pain

Answer 32

Endorphins

Question 33

Most abundant excitation neurotransmitter in your brain and central nervous system

Answer 33

Glutamate