PSYC 1110 - Final Exam Review
with correct answers 2025/2026
NERVOUS SYSTEM - correct answersTerms and Definitions
nerves - correct answerslarge bundles of axons
neuron - correct answersan individual nerve cell
central nervous system (CNS) - correct answersbrain and spinal cord
peripheral nervous system (PNS) - correct answersintricate network of nerves that carries
information to and from the CNS
contains the SNS and ANS
somatic nervous system (SNS) - correct answerslinks spinal cord with body and sense organs
controls voluntary behaviour
autonomic nervous system (ANS) - correct answersserves internal organs and glands (carries
info to and from)
controls autonomic functions such as heart rate and blood pressure
, sympathetic and parasympathetic branches - control involuntary actions
sympathetic system - correct answerscontrols involuntary actions
activates the body
parasympathetic system - correct answerscontrols involuntary actions
quiets the body
PARTS OF A NEURON - correct answersTerms and Definitions
dendrites - correct answersbrand-like structures that receive information from other neurons
soma - correct answerscell body (at center); body of the neuron
axon - correct answerscarries information away from the cell body (connects neurons -->
neurotransmitters/communication go through these)
axon terminals - correct answersbranches that link the dendrites and soma of other neurons
(releases chemical to the receiving terminal
THE BRAIN - correct answersTerms and Definitions
cerebral cortex - correct answersthe outer layer of the brain
divided into two hemispheres (left and right) and smaller areas known as lobes
with correct answers 2025/2026
NERVOUS SYSTEM - correct answersTerms and Definitions
nerves - correct answerslarge bundles of axons
neuron - correct answersan individual nerve cell
central nervous system (CNS) - correct answersbrain and spinal cord
peripheral nervous system (PNS) - correct answersintricate network of nerves that carries
information to and from the CNS
contains the SNS and ANS
somatic nervous system (SNS) - correct answerslinks spinal cord with body and sense organs
controls voluntary behaviour
autonomic nervous system (ANS) - correct answersserves internal organs and glands (carries
info to and from)
controls autonomic functions such as heart rate and blood pressure
, sympathetic and parasympathetic branches - control involuntary actions
sympathetic system - correct answerscontrols involuntary actions
activates the body
parasympathetic system - correct answerscontrols involuntary actions
quiets the body
PARTS OF A NEURON - correct answersTerms and Definitions
dendrites - correct answersbrand-like structures that receive information from other neurons
soma - correct answerscell body (at center); body of the neuron
axon - correct answerscarries information away from the cell body (connects neurons -->
neurotransmitters/communication go through these)
axon terminals - correct answersbranches that link the dendrites and soma of other neurons
(releases chemical to the receiving terminal
THE BRAIN - correct answersTerms and Definitions
cerebral cortex - correct answersthe outer layer of the brain
divided into two hemispheres (left and right) and smaller areas known as lobes
