Test 1 350 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Test 1 350 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What is homeostasis? Maintaining a stable internal environment What does the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system have to do with the brain? Along with the nervous system, the endocrine system coordinates the body's functions to maintain homeostasis during rest and exercise. The nervous and endocrine systems also work together to initiate and control movement, and all the physiological processes movement involves. What is the brain responsible for? Our most basic functions (survive & reproduce) and our most complex (consciousness, emotions, memory, etc.) What are circadian rhythms? internall generated rhythms of waking and sleeping What is memory? the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information What does memory have to do with social skills? Memory supports and enables social interactions in a variety of ways. In order to engage in successful social interaction, people must be able to remember how they should interact with one another, whom they have interacted with previously, and what occurred during those interactions.