Psychology Exam 1: Brain and Behavior
Dendrites correct answers collect information
Cell body/soma correct answers processes information
Axon correct answers sends info to other nerve cells
glial cells correct answers help in the general care and feeding of neurons
Synapses correct answers area between nerve cells
agonists correct answers drugs that increase communication
How do agonists increase communication? correct answers block uptake of
neurotransmitters so they are in the synapse longer
mimic neurotransmitters
Antagonists correct answers drugs that block communication
How do antagonists block communication? correct answers speed uptake of
neurotransmitters
Block receptor site
cause leaking in pre synaptic neuron
Acetylcholine (Ach) correct answers helps memory and attention
Norepinepherine (NE) correct answers arousal,alertness, wakefulness, and some
emotion
Dopamine (DA) correct answers reward/pleasure, motor learning
Seratonin (5-HT) correct answers sleep/dream, appetite and emotion
GABA correct answers decreases activity in the brain
Glutamate correct answers excites
Endorphins correct answers pain relief, pleasure
Central Nervous System correct answers brain and spinal cord
, Peripheral Nervous System correct answers connects CNS to body's organs and
muscles
Somatic nervous system correct answers conveys info between voluntary muscles and
the CNS
Automatic Nervous System correct answers carries info to and from involuntary and
automatic commands
Cerebellum correct answers controls motor skills
Pons correct answers relays info to cerebellum to rest of the brain
Medulla correct answers coordinates heart rate, circulation and respiration
reticular formation correct answers regulates sleep/wakefulness,arousal
Limbic System correct answers Hypothalamus
amygdala
hippocampus
Thalamus
Hypothalamus correct answers regulates body temp, hunger, thirst and sexual behavior
Amygdala correct answers forms emotional memories
Hippocampus correct answers creates new memories so they can be stored long term
Thalamus correct answers relays/filters info from senses to cerebral cortex
Basil Ganglia correct answers set of subcortical structures that directs intentional
movement
Frontal Lobe correct answers movement, planning, memory and judgement
Temporal lobe correct answers hearing and language
Parietal correct answers processes info about touch
occipital lobe correct answers processes visual info
corpus callousum correct answers bundle of fibers that separates the two hemispheres
of the brain
CAT correct answers structural imaging
Dendrites correct answers collect information
Cell body/soma correct answers processes information
Axon correct answers sends info to other nerve cells
glial cells correct answers help in the general care and feeding of neurons
Synapses correct answers area between nerve cells
agonists correct answers drugs that increase communication
How do agonists increase communication? correct answers block uptake of
neurotransmitters so they are in the synapse longer
mimic neurotransmitters
Antagonists correct answers drugs that block communication
How do antagonists block communication? correct answers speed uptake of
neurotransmitters
Block receptor site
cause leaking in pre synaptic neuron
Acetylcholine (Ach) correct answers helps memory and attention
Norepinepherine (NE) correct answers arousal,alertness, wakefulness, and some
emotion
Dopamine (DA) correct answers reward/pleasure, motor learning
Seratonin (5-HT) correct answers sleep/dream, appetite and emotion
GABA correct answers decreases activity in the brain
Glutamate correct answers excites
Endorphins correct answers pain relief, pleasure
Central Nervous System correct answers brain and spinal cord
, Peripheral Nervous System correct answers connects CNS to body's organs and
muscles
Somatic nervous system correct answers conveys info between voluntary muscles and
the CNS
Automatic Nervous System correct answers carries info to and from involuntary and
automatic commands
Cerebellum correct answers controls motor skills
Pons correct answers relays info to cerebellum to rest of the brain
Medulla correct answers coordinates heart rate, circulation and respiration
reticular formation correct answers regulates sleep/wakefulness,arousal
Limbic System correct answers Hypothalamus
amygdala
hippocampus
Thalamus
Hypothalamus correct answers regulates body temp, hunger, thirst and sexual behavior
Amygdala correct answers forms emotional memories
Hippocampus correct answers creates new memories so they can be stored long term
Thalamus correct answers relays/filters info from senses to cerebral cortex
Basil Ganglia correct answers set of subcortical structures that directs intentional
movement
Frontal Lobe correct answers movement, planning, memory and judgement
Temporal lobe correct answers hearing and language
Parietal correct answers processes info about touch
occipital lobe correct answers processes visual info
corpus callousum correct answers bundle of fibers that separates the two hemispheres
of the brain
CAT correct answers structural imaging
