Psychology Midterm 2 DASA UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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1. Cerebellum A part of hindbrain controlling
balance and precise timing of
movement
2. Brain Stem Top of the spinal cord, controls
survival
3. Parts of the brainstem Pons, Medulla, Midbrain, Con-
tains Reticular formation
4. Functions of the Brainstem Controlling Heartbeat, Breath-
ing
5. Reticular Formation Diffuse network of nerve path-
ways in brainstem.
6. What does the reticular formation connect? Connects the spinal cord, fore-
brain, and cerebellum.
7. Function of Reticular Formation Mediates the overalllevel of
consciousness/wakefulness
8. What is the biggest and developmentally youngest Forebrain
part of the brain?
9. What are the parts of the Forebrain? Cerebral Cortex and Subcorti-
cal Nuclei
10. Gray Matter Cell bodies, dendrites, and
short axons
,11. White Matter long, myelinated axons con-
necting neurons in distant lo-
cations of the brain
,12. A patient's life is in danger because he has damage D. Brain stem
to a part of his hindbrain that regulates breathing,
blood pressure, and heart rate. Dante most likely
has damage to his .
A. Midbrain
B. Cerebellum
C. Cerebral Cortex
D. Brain stem
13. Cora slipped on wet pavement, lost balance, and B. Cerebellum
scraped her knee. Which brain structure should
have
worked harder to help her recover her balance?
A. Medulla
B. Cerebellum
C. Motor Cortex
D. Midbrain
14. When this part of the brain was severed in an
experiment, with a cat, the cat fell into a D. Reticular Formation
permanent coma.
A. Midbrain
B. Forebrain
C. Cerebellum
D. Reticular Formation
15. What does the white matter consist of?
A. Cell bodies of neurons C. Myelinated axons
B. Non-myelinated axons
C. Myelinated axons
D. Gyrus
, 16. Subcortical Structures Masses of gray matter that lie
below the cerebral cortex, em-
bedded in white matter
17. What are the five primary subcortical structures? Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Hip-
pocampus, Amygdala, Basal
Ganglia
18. Thalamus Gateway to the cortex
19. What is the function of the Thalamus? Receives all incoming sensory
information (except smell) and
relays it to the cortex.
20. What does the Thalamus do during sleep? Gates incoming sensations
21. Hypothalamus Master regulatory structure
(regulates body temperature,
body
rhythms, blood pressure,
blood
glucose levels)
22. Primary motivated behaviors for body mainte- thirst, hunger,
nance aggression, and lust (Four F's)
23. Hippocampus Greek: "Sea horse", spatial
navigation, formation of new
episodic memories
24. Neural Plasticity Change in the structure, func-
tion, or organization of the
brain in response to injury or
experience
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1. Cerebellum A part of hindbrain controlling
balance and precise timing of
movement
2. Brain Stem Top of the spinal cord, controls
survival
3. Parts of the brainstem Pons, Medulla, Midbrain, Con-
tains Reticular formation
4. Functions of the Brainstem Controlling Heartbeat, Breath-
ing
5. Reticular Formation Diffuse network of nerve path-
ways in brainstem.
6. What does the reticular formation connect? Connects the spinal cord, fore-
brain, and cerebellum.
7. Function of Reticular Formation Mediates the overalllevel of
consciousness/wakefulness
8. What is the biggest and developmentally youngest Forebrain
part of the brain?
9. What are the parts of the Forebrain? Cerebral Cortex and Subcorti-
cal Nuclei
10. Gray Matter Cell bodies, dendrites, and
short axons
,11. White Matter long, myelinated axons con-
necting neurons in distant lo-
cations of the brain
,12. A patient's life is in danger because he has damage D. Brain stem
to a part of his hindbrain that regulates breathing,
blood pressure, and heart rate. Dante most likely
has damage to his .
A. Midbrain
B. Cerebellum
C. Cerebral Cortex
D. Brain stem
13. Cora slipped on wet pavement, lost balance, and B. Cerebellum
scraped her knee. Which brain structure should
have
worked harder to help her recover her balance?
A. Medulla
B. Cerebellum
C. Motor Cortex
D. Midbrain
14. When this part of the brain was severed in an
experiment, with a cat, the cat fell into a D. Reticular Formation
permanent coma.
A. Midbrain
B. Forebrain
C. Cerebellum
D. Reticular Formation
15. What does the white matter consist of?
A. Cell bodies of neurons C. Myelinated axons
B. Non-myelinated axons
C. Myelinated axons
D. Gyrus
, 16. Subcortical Structures Masses of gray matter that lie
below the cerebral cortex, em-
bedded in white matter
17. What are the five primary subcortical structures? Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Hip-
pocampus, Amygdala, Basal
Ganglia
18. Thalamus Gateway to the cortex
19. What is the function of the Thalamus? Receives all incoming sensory
information (except smell) and
relays it to the cortex.
20. What does the Thalamus do during sleep? Gates incoming sensations
21. Hypothalamus Master regulatory structure
(regulates body temperature,
body
rhythms, blood pressure,
blood
glucose levels)
22. Primary motivated behaviors for body mainte- thirst, hunger,
nance aggression, and lust (Four F's)
23. Hippocampus Greek: "Sea horse", spatial
navigation, formation of new
episodic memories
24. Neural Plasticity Change in the structure, func-
tion, or organization of the
brain in response to injury or
experience
