Week 11-12 Biological Psychology

Question 1

Occipital Lobe

Answer 1

Vision
Processes visual Information
part of cerebral cortex back of brain

Question 2

Frontal Lobe

Answer 2

Executive functioning
Motor Planning
Language
Memory
part of cerebral cortex Front of Brain

Question 3

Corpus Callosum

Answer 3

Connection between Hemispheres

Question 4

Parietal Lobe

Answer 4

Touch and perception

part of cerebral cortex lies in between frontal and occipital lobes

Question 5

Temporal Lobe

Answer 5

Hearing
Language
Autobiographical memory
part of cerebral cortex under or on side of other lobes

Question 6

Forebrain (Cerebrum)

Answer 6

allows advanced intellectual abilitys

Question 7

Broca’s Area

Answer 7

In the prefrontal cortex

Key area involved in language

Question 8

Wernicke’s area

Answer 8

In temporal Lobe

Understanding speech

Question 9

Basal Ganglia

Answer 9

Help control movement

Question 10

Cortex

Answer 10

Frontal Lobe Language memory
Parietal Lobe Perception
Temporal Lobe Auditory
Occipital Lobe Visual

Question 11

Lymbic System

Answer 11

Internal states Processor
Emotions
Thalamus conveys sensory information to cortex
Hypothalamus endocrine, autonomic nervous system
Amygdala fear, arousal
Hippocampus memory spacial locations

Question 12

Thalamus

Answer 12

conveys sensory information to cortex

part of lymbic system

Question 13

Hypothalamus

Answer 13

oversees endocrine, autonomic nervous system

part of lymbic system

Question 14

Amygdala

Answer 14

Fear and arousal

part of Lymbic system

Question 15

Hippocampus

Answer 15

Spatial Memory

part of lymbic system

Question 16

Cerebellum

Answer 16

Balance

Question 17

Brain Stem

Answer 17

Midbrain tracks visual stimuli reflexes
PONS conveys information Cortex and cerebellum
Medulla regulates breathing and heartbeat

Question 18

Midbrain

Answer 18

movement
visual tracking
auditory reflexes

Question 19

Pons

Answer 19

connects the cerebellum to cortex

Question 20

Medulla

Answer 20

regulates breathing heartbeat

controls vomitting

Question 21

Spinal Cord

Answer 21

Interneurons

Question 22

PNS

Answer 22

Somatic Voluntary movement CNS to muscles

Autonomic Involuntary actions of glands and organs involved with Lymbic system emotions

Question 23

Autonomic nervous system

Answer 23

sympathetic - arousal fight flight activation
Parasympathetic - resting
Controls Involuntary actions of glands and organs

Question 24

Somatic nervous system

Answer 24

Voluntary movement CNS to muscles

Question 25

Adrenaline

Answer 25

1. more blood
2. more air
3. more energy breaks down fats
4. more energy sugar
5. better vision

Question 26

Glutamate

Answer 26

Neurotransmitter
Major excitatory neurotransmitter
learning,memory

Question 27

gamma-aminobutyric acid GABA

Answer 27

Neurotransmitter
Major Inhibitor
sleep,movement

Question 28

Acetlycholine

Answer 28

Neurotransmitter

Memory and muscle contraction

Question 29

Serotonin

Answer 29

Neurotransmitter

Mood temperature sleep

Question 30

norepinephrine

Answer 30

Neurotransmitter

arousal mood

Question 31

Endorphins

Answer 31

Neurotransmitter

Inhibitory Pain relief

Question 32

Dopamine

Answer 32

Neurotransmitter
Movement
Pleasure

Question 33

Fragile X

Answer 33

Learning difficulties

Question 34

Drugs that effect mood behaviour

Answer 34

Psychoactive

Question 35

Oxytocin

Answer 35

Pregnant woman produce milk, strechs cervix