PERSONAL WELLNESS CHAPTER 3 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
neuropsychiatry - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the field that brings together the study of the brain and the
mind, the study of the brain and mind
95 percent of what is known about brain anatomy, chemistry and physiology has been learned in the
past - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅25 years
The discoveries made by neuropsychiatry have reshaped - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅our understanding of
the organ that is central to our identity and well-being and have fostered great hope for more than
1,000 disorders that affect the brain and nervous system
neurons - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nerve cells within the brain that are capable of electrical and chemical
communication with tens of thousands of other nerve cells, the basic working units of the brain, which
transmit information from the senses to the brain and from the brain to specific body parts; each
neuron consists of a cell body, an axon terminal and dendrites
the most complex organ in the human body, controls the central nervous system and regulates virtually
all our activities including involuntary or "lower" actions like heart rate, respiration and digestion, and
conscious or "higher" mental activity like thought, reason and abstraction - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the
brain
basic working unit of the brain - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅neurons
no two what are the same? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅neurons
each neuron consists of what? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a cell body, a nucleus and an axon, axon
terminal, dendrites
nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the central part of a cell, contained in the cell body of a neuron
axon - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the long fiber that conducts impulses from the neuron's nucleus to its
dendrites
,the axon can range from what - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅less than an inch to several feet in length
axon terminal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the ending of an axon from which impulses are transmitted to a
dendrite of another neuron
dendrites - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅branching fibers of a neuron that receive impulses from axon
terminals of other neurons and conduct these impulses toward the nucleus
gila - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅serve as the scaffolding for the brain, separate the brain from the
bloodstream, assist in growth of neurons and speed ip the transmission of nerve impulses and engulf
and digest damaged neurons, support cells for neurons in the brain and support cells for neurons in the
brain and soul chord
contain stem cells - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the brain and spinal chord
the process of creating new brain cells and synapses occurs most rapidly when? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅in childhood, but continues throughout life, even into old age
until quite recently scientists believes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅no new neurons or synapses formed in
the brain after birth, theory has been soundly disproved
Whenever you learn and change you establish - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅new neural networks
neurons "talk" to each other by means of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅electrical and chemical processes
An electric charge, or impulse, travels along an axon to the terminal where packets of chemicals called
________________ are stored - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅neurotransmitters
neurotransmitters - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅chemicals released by neuron that stimulate or inhibit the
action of other neurons
,Synapse - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a specialized site at which the axon terminal of one neuron comes
extremely close to a dendrite from another neuron
on the surface of the dendrite are the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅receptors
receptors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅molecules on the surface of neurons on which neurotransmitters
bind after their release from other neurons
It only takes _____________ for a neurotransmitter and a receptor to come together - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅a ten-thousandth of a second
Neurotransmitters that do not connect with receptors ma remain the synapse until they are reabsorbed
by the cell that produced them, this process is called - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅reuptake
reuptake - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅reabsorption by the originating cell of neurotransmitters that have
not connected with receptors and have been left in synapses
A malfunction in the release of neurotransmitters, in its reuptake or elimination, r in the receptors or
secondary messengers may result in - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅abnormalities in thinking, feeling, or
behavior
The neurotransmitter serotonin and its receptors have been shown to affect - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅behavior, appetite, memory, learning sexuality, and aggression and to play a role in several
mental disorders
The discovery of a possible link between low levels of serotonin and some cases major depression has
led to the development of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅more precisely targeted antidepressant medications
that boost serotonin to normal levels
Overall, a woman's brain is - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅10 to 15 percent smaller than a man's
, A woman's brain is more dedicated to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅higher cognitive functions such as
language and more densely packed with neurons and women use more of them
When a male puts his mind to work, - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅neurons turn on in highly specific areas
When females set their minds on similar tasks, cells - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅light up all over the brain
A man's eyes are more sensitive to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅bright light and retain their ability to see
well at long distances longer in life
A woman hears at a much - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅broader range of sounds, and her hearing remains
sharper and longer
According to neuroimaging studies, the genders respond differently to - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅emotions, especially sadness, which activates, or turns on neurons in an area eight times
larger in woman then men.
Intelligence appears ________ in both genders - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅equal
The greatest gender differences appear at both the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅top and bottom of the
intelligence scales , most women and men perform more or less equally even though they may well take
different routes and arrive at the same answer
If you are under the age of 25 your brain is - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a work in progress
PET scan - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Postiron-emission tomography
FMRIs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅functional magnetic resonance imaging
the brain continues to develop throughout the first - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅quarter-century of life
neuropsychiatry - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the field that brings together the study of the brain and the
mind, the study of the brain and mind
95 percent of what is known about brain anatomy, chemistry and physiology has been learned in the
past - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅25 years
The discoveries made by neuropsychiatry have reshaped - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅our understanding of
the organ that is central to our identity and well-being and have fostered great hope for more than
1,000 disorders that affect the brain and nervous system
neurons - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nerve cells within the brain that are capable of electrical and chemical
communication with tens of thousands of other nerve cells, the basic working units of the brain, which
transmit information from the senses to the brain and from the brain to specific body parts; each
neuron consists of a cell body, an axon terminal and dendrites
the most complex organ in the human body, controls the central nervous system and regulates virtually
all our activities including involuntary or "lower" actions like heart rate, respiration and digestion, and
conscious or "higher" mental activity like thought, reason and abstraction - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the
brain
basic working unit of the brain - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅neurons
no two what are the same? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅neurons
each neuron consists of what? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a cell body, a nucleus and an axon, axon
terminal, dendrites
nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the central part of a cell, contained in the cell body of a neuron
axon - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the long fiber that conducts impulses from the neuron's nucleus to its
dendrites
,the axon can range from what - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅less than an inch to several feet in length
axon terminal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the ending of an axon from which impulses are transmitted to a
dendrite of another neuron
dendrites - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅branching fibers of a neuron that receive impulses from axon
terminals of other neurons and conduct these impulses toward the nucleus
gila - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅serve as the scaffolding for the brain, separate the brain from the
bloodstream, assist in growth of neurons and speed ip the transmission of nerve impulses and engulf
and digest damaged neurons, support cells for neurons in the brain and support cells for neurons in the
brain and soul chord
contain stem cells - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the brain and spinal chord
the process of creating new brain cells and synapses occurs most rapidly when? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅in childhood, but continues throughout life, even into old age
until quite recently scientists believes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅no new neurons or synapses formed in
the brain after birth, theory has been soundly disproved
Whenever you learn and change you establish - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅new neural networks
neurons "talk" to each other by means of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅electrical and chemical processes
An electric charge, or impulse, travels along an axon to the terminal where packets of chemicals called
________________ are stored - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅neurotransmitters
neurotransmitters - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅chemicals released by neuron that stimulate or inhibit the
action of other neurons
,Synapse - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a specialized site at which the axon terminal of one neuron comes
extremely close to a dendrite from another neuron
on the surface of the dendrite are the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅receptors
receptors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅molecules on the surface of neurons on which neurotransmitters
bind after their release from other neurons
It only takes _____________ for a neurotransmitter and a receptor to come together - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅a ten-thousandth of a second
Neurotransmitters that do not connect with receptors ma remain the synapse until they are reabsorbed
by the cell that produced them, this process is called - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅reuptake
reuptake - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅reabsorption by the originating cell of neurotransmitters that have
not connected with receptors and have been left in synapses
A malfunction in the release of neurotransmitters, in its reuptake or elimination, r in the receptors or
secondary messengers may result in - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅abnormalities in thinking, feeling, or
behavior
The neurotransmitter serotonin and its receptors have been shown to affect - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅behavior, appetite, memory, learning sexuality, and aggression and to play a role in several
mental disorders
The discovery of a possible link between low levels of serotonin and some cases major depression has
led to the development of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅more precisely targeted antidepressant medications
that boost serotonin to normal levels
Overall, a woman's brain is - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅10 to 15 percent smaller than a man's
, A woman's brain is more dedicated to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅higher cognitive functions such as
language and more densely packed with neurons and women use more of them
When a male puts his mind to work, - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅neurons turn on in highly specific areas
When females set their minds on similar tasks, cells - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅light up all over the brain
A man's eyes are more sensitive to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅bright light and retain their ability to see
well at long distances longer in life
A woman hears at a much - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅broader range of sounds, and her hearing remains
sharper and longer
According to neuroimaging studies, the genders respond differently to - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅emotions, especially sadness, which activates, or turns on neurons in an area eight times
larger in woman then men.
Intelligence appears ________ in both genders - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅equal
The greatest gender differences appear at both the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅top and bottom of the
intelligence scales , most women and men perform more or less equally even though they may well take
different routes and arrive at the same answer
If you are under the age of 25 your brain is - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a work in progress
PET scan - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Postiron-emission tomography
FMRIs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅functional magnetic resonance imaging
the brain continues to develop throughout the first - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅quarter-century of life
