Chapter 12 pt.2

Question 1

What are the 3 main hypothalamic regions that control eating?

Answer 1

Lateral hypothalamus, Ventromedial hypothalamus, and Paraventricular nucleus

Question 2

Digestion is controlled by the __________ nervous system.

Answer 2

Enteric

Question 3

_________ thirst results from an increase in the concentration of dissolved chemicals, ____________ thirst results from a decline in the total volume of body fluids.

Answer 3

Osmotic, Hypovolemic

Question 4

What two structures are in the control of sexual behaviour?

Answer 4

Hypothalamus and Amygdala

Question 5

What two effects does hormones have on the brain

Answer 5

Organizing effects and activating effects

Question 6

The brain structure responsible for mating in males is the ____________, but the structure responsible for sexual motivation is the ______________.

Answer 6

Medial pre-optic area, amygdala

Question 7

MRI studies have implicated the ___________ network in own-body perception in both transgender and cisgender individuals

Answer 7

default

Question 8

Why do animals prefer to engage in voluntary behaviours?

Answer 8

because their rewarding

Question 9

Neural circuits maintain contact with rewarding environmental stimuli in the present or in the future through ___________ and __________ subsystems.

Answer 9

Wanting and Liking subsystems

Question 10

Which neurotransmitter is related to reward?

Answer 10

Dopamine

Question 11

What neurotransmitters are related to “liking?”

Answer 11

Opioid and endocannabinoid

Question 12

Whats intracranial self-stimulation?

Answer 12

when animals learn to turn on a stimulating electric current to their brain