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PSYCH 111 Exam 1 Questions And Answers
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Action Potential - answer✔electrical potential responsible for transmitting neural info and
communications between neurons down the axon
Agonist - answer✔a neurotransmitter mimic that binds to a cell receptor and produces a biological
response
All-or-None Law - answer✔principle of action potential, once threshold is reached neuron fires, if it is
not reached it does not fire
Amygdala - answer✔part of limbic system that is involved in fear detection, aggression and reward
Antagonist - answer✔neurotransmitter that binds to cell receptors and blocks effects
Axons - answer✔part of neuron that transmits signals from the body to the synapse at the end
Brain Damage - answer✔destruction or degeneration of brain cells
Brainstem - answer✔extends from spinal cord through the brain, takes part in consciousness, pain, and
life sustaining functions
Broca's Aphasia - answer✔condition from damage to brocas ares, responsible for language production,
resulting in speech difficulty
Central Nervous System - answer✔largest part of nervous system including brain and spinal cord
Cerebral Cortex - answer✔outer layer of brain responsible for higher mental functions like perception,
language, thinking, problem solving
Cognitive Neuroscience - answer✔field concerned with studying neural basis of cognition
Contralateral - answer✔neurological principle that each side of the brain controls opposite side of body
Dendrites - answer✔structures that branch out from cell body to receive signals from other neurons
Electroencephalogram (EEG) - answer✔noninvasive technique of studying brain activity through
measuring electrical activity
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Frontal Lobe - answer✔lobe in the brain front responsible for language, thought, motor functions, and
memory
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) - answer✔brain imaging technique measuring blood
flow changes in response to cognitive activity
Hindbrain - answer✔evolutionarily oldest part of brain at the top of the spinal cord, basic functions for
survival, medulla pons and cerebellum
Hippocampus - answer✔part of limbic system essential for creating and storing memories
Hormones - answer✔chemical messengers serrated by glands into he bloodstream that regulate activity
of cells and organs
Hypothalamus - answer✔part of limbic system like nervous system to endocrine and regulates biological
drives
Interneurons - answer✔send info between sensory and motor neurons
Limbic System - answer✔brain structures responsible for survival and emotion driven actions, thalamus
hypothalamus amygdala basil ganglia and hippocampus
Localization of Functions - answer✔specific functions locatied in specific areas of the brain
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - answer✔imaging procedure using large magnet to examine
structural aspects of organ
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) - answer✔measures faint magnetic fields generated by brain activity
and provides precise info
Midbrain - answer✔between hindbrain and forebrain used for visual and audial info and reflexes
Motor (efferent) Neurons - answer✔carry info away from central nervous system to muscles and glands
Motor Cortex - answer✔structure in the back of frontal lobes used to generate neural impulses for
movement execution
Myelin Sheath - answer✔fatty layer covering axon that protects and speeds up transmission
Nerve Fibers - answer✔part of neuron that transmits signals from cell body to synapse
Neurons - answer✔cell specialized to receive and transmit info in the nervous system
Neuropsychology - answer✔focuses on how structure and function of the brain impacts behavior
Neuroscience - answer✔study of the nervous system and the brain
Neurotransmitter - answer✔chemical released into synapse in response to action potential
11/8/2024 12:08 PM
PSYCH 111 Exam 1 Questions And Answers
100% Pass
Action Potential - answer✔electrical potential responsible for transmitting neural info and
communications between neurons down the axon
Agonist - answer✔a neurotransmitter mimic that binds to a cell receptor and produces a biological
response
All-or-None Law - answer✔principle of action potential, once threshold is reached neuron fires, if it is
not reached it does not fire
Amygdala - answer✔part of limbic system that is involved in fear detection, aggression and reward
Antagonist - answer✔neurotransmitter that binds to cell receptors and blocks effects
Axons - answer✔part of neuron that transmits signals from the body to the synapse at the end
Brain Damage - answer✔destruction or degeneration of brain cells
Brainstem - answer✔extends from spinal cord through the brain, takes part in consciousness, pain, and
life sustaining functions
Broca's Aphasia - answer✔condition from damage to brocas ares, responsible for language production,
resulting in speech difficulty
Central Nervous System - answer✔largest part of nervous system including brain and spinal cord
Cerebral Cortex - answer✔outer layer of brain responsible for higher mental functions like perception,
language, thinking, problem solving
Cognitive Neuroscience - answer✔field concerned with studying neural basis of cognition
Contralateral - answer✔neurological principle that each side of the brain controls opposite side of body
Dendrites - answer✔structures that branch out from cell body to receive signals from other neurons
Electroencephalogram (EEG) - answer✔noninvasive technique of studying brain activity through
measuring electrical activity
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Frontal Lobe - answer✔lobe in the brain front responsible for language, thought, motor functions, and
memory
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) - answer✔brain imaging technique measuring blood
flow changes in response to cognitive activity
Hindbrain - answer✔evolutionarily oldest part of brain at the top of the spinal cord, basic functions for
survival, medulla pons and cerebellum
Hippocampus - answer✔part of limbic system essential for creating and storing memories
Hormones - answer✔chemical messengers serrated by glands into he bloodstream that regulate activity
of cells and organs
Hypothalamus - answer✔part of limbic system like nervous system to endocrine and regulates biological
drives
Interneurons - answer✔send info between sensory and motor neurons
Limbic System - answer✔brain structures responsible for survival and emotion driven actions, thalamus
hypothalamus amygdala basil ganglia and hippocampus
Localization of Functions - answer✔specific functions locatied in specific areas of the brain
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - answer✔imaging procedure using large magnet to examine
structural aspects of organ
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) - answer✔measures faint magnetic fields generated by brain activity
and provides precise info
Midbrain - answer✔between hindbrain and forebrain used for visual and audial info and reflexes
Motor (efferent) Neurons - answer✔carry info away from central nervous system to muscles and glands
Motor Cortex - answer✔structure in the back of frontal lobes used to generate neural impulses for
movement execution
Myelin Sheath - answer✔fatty layer covering axon that protects and speeds up transmission
Nerve Fibers - answer✔part of neuron that transmits signals from cell body to synapse
Neurons - answer✔cell specialized to receive and transmit info in the nervous system
Neuropsychology - answer✔focuses on how structure and function of the brain impacts behavior
Neuroscience - answer✔study of the nervous system and the brain
Neurotransmitter - answer✔chemical released into synapse in response to action potential
