PSYC 255 Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers

PSYC 255 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers

Mentalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Non-material |(mind, |soul), |resides |in |living |body. |Departs |
from |body |at |death. |(Aristotle)



Dualism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Non-material |mind |interacts |with |the |brain, |directing |rational
|behaviour |and |physical |functions. |Two |separate |entities.




Materialism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mind |is |a |product |of |physical |brain |functions.



Posterior |/ |Caudal |view |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Backside. |"tail"



Anterior |/ |Rostral |view |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Front |side



Dorsal |/ |Superior |view |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Top |side. |"above"



Ventral |/ |Inferior |view |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Bottom |side. |"below"



Lateral |view |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-From |the |sides



Medial |view |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-From |the |middle



Horizontal |Plane |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Separates |dorsal/ventral |brain. |Horizontal |Axis |
Transverse |= |H.A.T. |cut |along |brain |where |brim |of |a |hat |would |be.

,Sagittal |Plane |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cuts |right/left |brain |laterally. |Side |view.



Coronal |plane |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cuts |anterior/posterior. |Symmetrical |view. |Corona |
bottle |= |symmetrical



Contralateral |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Controlled |by |the |opposite |side. |i.e. |left |brain |
hemisphere |controls |right |hand



Ipsilateral |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Controlled |by |the |same |side



Efferent |nerves |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Outgoing |nerves |sending |info |from |brain
|"emmigration: |leaving |the |country"




Afferent |nerves |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Incoming |nerves |sending |info |to |the |brain.



Brain's |Primary |Functions |(3) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |Interprets |sensory |information |and |
create |a |reality

2) |Integrate |and |store |information

3) |Produce |behavioural |response



2 |Main |Parts |of |the |Nervous |System |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Central |(CNS) |and |Peripheral |
(PNS)



Central |Nervous |System |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Composed |of |the |brain |and |spinal |cord



Spinal |Cord |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Connects |the |brain |to |the |rest |of |the |body. |Carries |
sensory |info |to |the |brain, |and |motor |command |from |the |brain.

, Peripheral |Nervous |System |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |the |nerves |that |aren't |the |brain |and |
spinal |cord. |Divides |into |the |Somatic |and |Autonomic |nervous |system



Somatic |nervous |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sensory |nerves |receives |sensory |information
|like |touch, |sends |these |to |the |brain. |Motor |nerves |carry |commands |from |brain |to |muscles. |


Allows |us |to |physically |move. |Soma |= |Body



Cranial |Nerves |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-12 |paired |nerves |attached |to |the |brain. |8 |are |somatic, |
4 |are |somatic |and |sensory.



Spinal |Nerves |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Attached |to |spinal |cord. |Each |contain |sensory |and |
motor |nerves, |mixed |into |one |pathway. |One |nerve |supplies |a |single |dermatone. |Follows |Law |
of |Bell |and |Magendie.



Law |of |Bell |and |Magendie |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sensory |fibres |go |into |dorsal |(back) |side |of
|spinal |cord. |They |have |an |identifiable |bulge. |Motor |fibres |enter |the |ventral |(front) |side |of |


spinal |cord.



Autonomic |Nervous |System |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Controls |inner |body |systems |that |we |
don't |consciously |think |about. |Includes |Sympathetic |and |parasympathetic |nervous |system



Sympathetic |Nervous |System |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Activated |by |the |brain |when |individual |
is |stressed. |Functions |to |redistribute |body |resources |to |deal |with |the |stressor, |that |will |
increase |chance |of |survival. |"Fight |for |flight" |mode.



Sympathetic |Nerves |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Only |come |off |spinal |cord. |Some |functions |
include |increased |respiration, |heart |rate, |blood |pressure, |dilated |blood |vessels.