COGSCI 115 Midterm 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Reuptake - CORRECT ANSWER When transporters located in the pre-synaptic
membrane transport the molecules of neurotransmitter back into the cytoplasm
Most common method of termination of postsynaptic potential
SSRIs block reuptake of serotonin, making more of it available at the synaptic gap and
increasing serotonergic activity
neurogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER The production of new neurons
myelin sheath - CORRECT ANSWER covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed
neural impulses
Terminal Button - CORRECT ANSWER The bud at the end of a branch of an axon; forms
synapses with otherneurons; sends information to those neurons via neurotransmitters
Sympathetic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER Division of the autonomic nervous
system that controls functions that accompany arousal and expenditure of energy
Stimulates increased heart rate, rise in blood sugar level, piloerection("goosebumps")
Adrenal medulla - CORRECT ANSWER portion of the adrenal gland that secretes
epinephrine and norepinephrine
Parasympathetic Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWER Division of the autonomic
nervous system that controls functions that occur during a relaxed state; secretes acetylcholine
, Supports activities involved with increases in the body's supply of stored energy, such as
salivation, gastric and intestinal motility
Coronal or frontal section - CORRECT ANSWER a slice through the brain parallel to the
forehead
Sagittal or lateral section - CORRECT ANSWER a slice through the brain perpendicular
to the ground and parallel to the temporal lobes
Transverse or axial section - CORRECT ANSWER a slice through the brain parallel to the
ground
Three divisions of the human brain - CORRECT ANSWER forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain
Frontal lobe functions - CORRECT ANSWER Involved in speaking and muscle
movements, in making plans and judgments, and in emotional control
Primary Motor Cortex Function - CORRECT ANSWER Posterior part of frontal lobe that
controls voluntary movements
Corpus callosum - CORRECT ANSWER a large bundle of axons that interconnects
corresponding regions of the association cortex on each side of the brain
Limbic System - CORRECT ANSWER Associated with emotions and memory
Includes the amygdala and the hippocampus
Hippocampus - CORRECT ANSWER Donut-shaped structure that is important in memory
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Reuptake - CORRECT ANSWER When transporters located in the pre-synaptic
membrane transport the molecules of neurotransmitter back into the cytoplasm
Most common method of termination of postsynaptic potential
SSRIs block reuptake of serotonin, making more of it available at the synaptic gap and
increasing serotonergic activity
neurogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER The production of new neurons
myelin sheath - CORRECT ANSWER covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed
neural impulses
Terminal Button - CORRECT ANSWER The bud at the end of a branch of an axon; forms
synapses with otherneurons; sends information to those neurons via neurotransmitters
Sympathetic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER Division of the autonomic nervous
system that controls functions that accompany arousal and expenditure of energy
Stimulates increased heart rate, rise in blood sugar level, piloerection("goosebumps")
Adrenal medulla - CORRECT ANSWER portion of the adrenal gland that secretes
epinephrine and norepinephrine
Parasympathetic Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWER Division of the autonomic
nervous system that controls functions that occur during a relaxed state; secretes acetylcholine
, Supports activities involved with increases in the body's supply of stored energy, such as
salivation, gastric and intestinal motility
Coronal or frontal section - CORRECT ANSWER a slice through the brain parallel to the
forehead
Sagittal or lateral section - CORRECT ANSWER a slice through the brain perpendicular
to the ground and parallel to the temporal lobes
Transverse or axial section - CORRECT ANSWER a slice through the brain parallel to the
ground
Three divisions of the human brain - CORRECT ANSWER forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain
Frontal lobe functions - CORRECT ANSWER Involved in speaking and muscle
movements, in making plans and judgments, and in emotional control
Primary Motor Cortex Function - CORRECT ANSWER Posterior part of frontal lobe that
controls voluntary movements
Corpus callosum - CORRECT ANSWER a large bundle of axons that interconnects
corresponding regions of the association cortex on each side of the brain
Limbic System - CORRECT ANSWER Associated with emotions and memory
Includes the amygdala and the hippocampus
Hippocampus - CORRECT ANSWER Donut-shaped structure that is important in memory
