Week 9B - Neurological Diseases

Question 1

What are the two parts of the nervous system?

Answer 1

1 . Central nervous system (Brain/Spinal cord)

2. Peripheral nervous system (rest of neurons)

Question 2

What part of the brain does Huntington’s Chorea and Parkinson’s Disease both affect and what is it responsible for?

Answer 2

Basal Ganglia - controls movement and behavior

Question 3

What is Parkinson’s disease?

Answer 3

An incurable neurodegenerative disorder characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor and slow/loss of physical movement

Question 4

what are differences between Huntington’s Chorea and Parkinson’s Disease?

Answer 4

In Huntington’s, the neurons in the Basal Ganglia are destroyed where in Parkinson’s disease, the neurons are there, just simply not working

Question 5

Which two parts of your brain are linked to reward and pleasure?

Answer 5

Ventral tegmental area and caudate nucleus

Question 6

What hormones are responsible for sex drive?

Answer 6

Testosterone

Question 7

What hormones are responsible for romantic love?

Answer 7

Dopamine, norepinephrine and low serotonin

Question 8

What hormons are responsible for attachment

Answer 8

Oxytocin and Vasopressin