PSYC 140 MODULE 6 EXAM EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2026 TESTED
AND VERIFIED
◉ Limbic system. Answer: Subcortical structures of amygdala and
hippocampal formation; responsible for aversion and gratification.
◉ Metabolite. Answer: A substance used during metabolism that
breaks down food, drugs, and the body's own tissues.
◉ Motor cortex. Answer: Region of the frontal lobe responsible for
voluntary movement (contralateral representation)
◉ Nomenclature. Answer: The systematic naming of drugs
(chemical, generic (non-proprietary), and trade (brand) names)
◉ Occipital lobe. Answer: The back most (posterior) part of the
cerebrum; involved in vision.
◉ Parietal lobe. Answer: Part of cerebrum between frontal/occipital
lobes; involved in bodily sensations, visual attention, and integrating
senses.
, ◉ Phrenology. Answer: Popular in the first half of the 19th century
that correlated bumps on the skull with functions of the brain
(discredited field of brain study).
◉ Positron emission tomography (PET). Answer: Neuroimaging
technique that uses a small amount of a radioactive tracer to
measure metabolic activity within the body.
◉ Sagittal plane. Answer: Vertical plane that divides the body into
left and right sections.
◉ Somatosensory (body sensations) cortex. Answer: Region of
parietal lobe responsible for bodily sensations (contralateral
representation)
◉ Spatial resolution. Answer: The smallest detail that can be
represented by a single pixel (higher resolution = smaller pixel size)
◉ Split-brain patient. Answer: Patient who has most/all of their
corpus callosum severed.
◉ Subcortical. Answer: Structures beneath cerebral cortex, but
above brain stem.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2026 TESTED
AND VERIFIED
◉ Limbic system. Answer: Subcortical structures of amygdala and
hippocampal formation; responsible for aversion and gratification.
◉ Metabolite. Answer: A substance used during metabolism that
breaks down food, drugs, and the body's own tissues.
◉ Motor cortex. Answer: Region of the frontal lobe responsible for
voluntary movement (contralateral representation)
◉ Nomenclature. Answer: The systematic naming of drugs
(chemical, generic (non-proprietary), and trade (brand) names)
◉ Occipital lobe. Answer: The back most (posterior) part of the
cerebrum; involved in vision.
◉ Parietal lobe. Answer: Part of cerebrum between frontal/occipital
lobes; involved in bodily sensations, visual attention, and integrating
senses.
, ◉ Phrenology. Answer: Popular in the first half of the 19th century
that correlated bumps on the skull with functions of the brain
(discredited field of brain study).
◉ Positron emission tomography (PET). Answer: Neuroimaging
technique that uses a small amount of a radioactive tracer to
measure metabolic activity within the body.
◉ Sagittal plane. Answer: Vertical plane that divides the body into
left and right sections.
◉ Somatosensory (body sensations) cortex. Answer: Region of
parietal lobe responsible for bodily sensations (contralateral
representation)
◉ Spatial resolution. Answer: The smallest detail that can be
represented by a single pixel (higher resolution = smaller pixel size)
◉ Split-brain patient. Answer: Patient who has most/all of their
corpus callosum severed.
◉ Subcortical. Answer: Structures beneath cerebral cortex, but
above brain stem.
