PSY 2012 Exam 2 FSU Questions with Verified Solutions Graded A+
Neurons - Answers Nerve Cells
Soma - Part of Neuron - Answers Cell body thats located in center of neuron; builds neurotransmitters
Dendrites - Part of Neuron - Answers Tree like features that receive messages and processes them
through nucleus
Axon - Part of Neuron - Answers "Tail" send messages
Axon Terminale - Answers "Terminal Button" Structure at end of axon
Neurotransmitters - Answers Chemical messengers that allow neuron communication
Synapse - Answers Gap in between neurons
Glial Cells - Answers Support cell that work with neuron to maintain health, very important to brain
Type of Glial Cells - Answers Astrocyte
Oligodendrocyte
Mylein Sneath - Answers Speeds up communication and protects axon
Action Potential - Answers "All or Nothing Response" which sends electrical waves that send
neurotransmitters to other neurotransmitters
Reuptake - Answers NT go back into axon terminal
Types of Reuptake - Answers Gaba
Glutamate
Gaba - Answers Inhibitory, decreases chance neuron will communicate
Glutamate - Answers Excitatory, increase chance neuron will communicate
Neural Plasticity - Answers Changes over time in brain and nervous system
Four Ways The Brain Change - Answers 1.Growth of dendrites
2.Synaptogenesis
3.Pruning
4.Myelination
Central Nervous System - Answers Brain and Spinal Cord
, Cerebrum - Answers fore-brain (largest part of brain)
Cerebral Cortex - Answers Outer surface of brain
Peripheral Nervous - Answers Autonomic and Somatic
Autonomic - Answers Involuntary movement leads to Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
Sympathetic - Answers Fight or Flight
Parasympathetic - Answers Rest and Digest
Example of Parasympathetic - Answers Parachute
Example of Sympathetic - Answers Jumping from a plane
Somatic - Answers Voluntary movement
Four parts of the brain - Answers 1. Frontal lobe
2. Occipital lobe
3. Parietal lobe
4. Temporal lobe
Frontal Lobe - Answers complex thoughts and moods, *responsible for your personality*
Broca's Language - Answers language production
Occipital Lobe - Answers vision
Parietal Lobe - Answers touch, pain, pleasure
Temporal Lobe - Answers hearing
Wernicke's Area - Answers language comprehension
Basal Ganglia - Answers control movement (reward seeking)
Limbic system - Answers emotional center
Cerebellum - Answers balance and movement
Brain stem - Answers Mid-brain, Pons, Medulla
Midbrain - Answers Movement
Pons - Answers Connect cortex and cerebellum
Neurons - Answers Nerve Cells
Soma - Part of Neuron - Answers Cell body thats located in center of neuron; builds neurotransmitters
Dendrites - Part of Neuron - Answers Tree like features that receive messages and processes them
through nucleus
Axon - Part of Neuron - Answers "Tail" send messages
Axon Terminale - Answers "Terminal Button" Structure at end of axon
Neurotransmitters - Answers Chemical messengers that allow neuron communication
Synapse - Answers Gap in between neurons
Glial Cells - Answers Support cell that work with neuron to maintain health, very important to brain
Type of Glial Cells - Answers Astrocyte
Oligodendrocyte
Mylein Sneath - Answers Speeds up communication and protects axon
Action Potential - Answers "All or Nothing Response" which sends electrical waves that send
neurotransmitters to other neurotransmitters
Reuptake - Answers NT go back into axon terminal
Types of Reuptake - Answers Gaba
Glutamate
Gaba - Answers Inhibitory, decreases chance neuron will communicate
Glutamate - Answers Excitatory, increase chance neuron will communicate
Neural Plasticity - Answers Changes over time in brain and nervous system
Four Ways The Brain Change - Answers 1.Growth of dendrites
2.Synaptogenesis
3.Pruning
4.Myelination
Central Nervous System - Answers Brain and Spinal Cord
, Cerebrum - Answers fore-brain (largest part of brain)
Cerebral Cortex - Answers Outer surface of brain
Peripheral Nervous - Answers Autonomic and Somatic
Autonomic - Answers Involuntary movement leads to Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
Sympathetic - Answers Fight or Flight
Parasympathetic - Answers Rest and Digest
Example of Parasympathetic - Answers Parachute
Example of Sympathetic - Answers Jumping from a plane
Somatic - Answers Voluntary movement
Four parts of the brain - Answers 1. Frontal lobe
2. Occipital lobe
3. Parietal lobe
4. Temporal lobe
Frontal Lobe - Answers complex thoughts and moods, *responsible for your personality*
Broca's Language - Answers language production
Occipital Lobe - Answers vision
Parietal Lobe - Answers touch, pain, pleasure
Temporal Lobe - Answers hearing
Wernicke's Area - Answers language comprehension
Basal Ganglia - Answers control movement (reward seeking)
Limbic system - Answers emotional center
Cerebellum - Answers balance and movement
Brain stem - Answers Mid-brain, Pons, Medulla
Midbrain - Answers Movement
Pons - Answers Connect cortex and cerebellum
