Chapter 3-Brain, Mind and Behavior

Chapter 3-Brain, Mind and Behavior Questions And Answers
2025/2026




neurons - CORRECT ANSWER-nerve cells


neuroscience - CORRECT ANSWER-study of how nerves and cells send and receive
information from the brain


cerebral cortex - CORRECT ANSWER-The intricate fabric of interconnected neural
cells covering the cerebral hemispheres


-the body's ultimate control and information-processing center.


Your brain is a product of... - CORRECT ANSWER-genes and environment


genes - CORRECT ANSWER-DNA segments that serve as the key functional units in
hereditary transmission.


nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER-the network of nerve cells and fibers that
transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body


nerves - CORRECT ANSWER-a collection of neurons that carries signals from the
body to the brain

, spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWER-Major set of nerves in the vertebrae that
connects body and brain


sensory neurons - CORRECT ANSWER-carry information from the sense receptors
to the central nervous system for processing


motor neurons - CORRECT ANSWER-neurons that carry outgoing information from
the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands


Interneurons - CORRECT ANSWER-neurons that connect neurons
-interpret, store and retrieve information about the world


Central Nervous System (CNS) - CORRECT ANSWER-brain and spinal cord


Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) - CORRECT ANSWER-the sensory and motor
neurons that connect the central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of the body


somatic nervous sytem - CORRECT ANSWER-in PNS
controls voluntary commands


automatic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER-in PNS (includes organs, blood
vessels and glands)


-carries involuntary commands (breathing