ap psych neural stuff and parts of brain/endocrine systems

Question 1

amygdala

Answer 1

memory and emotions, particularly fear and aggression

Question 2

left hemisphere

Answer 2

speech, language, analysis

Question 3

cerebellum

Answer 3

coordinated movement

Question 4

hippocampus

Answer 4

long term memories

Question 5

hypothalamus

Answer 5

monitoring blood to determine condition of body, detects change in body fluids, produces hormones, body temp, heart rate, hunger, mood

Question 6

occipital lobe

Answer 6

visual perception, color,, form, motion

Question 7

parietal lobe

Answer 7

sensory processing hub

Question 8

visual cortex

Answer 8

processes visual info

Question 9

auditory cortex

Answer 9

processes adutory info

Question 10

motor cortex

Answer 10

voluntary movements

Question 11

sensory cortex

Answer 11

touch, pressure, temp, pain

Question 12

reticular formation

Answer 12

arousal and consciousness

Question 13

temporal lobe

Answer 13

processing auditory and sensory input,m interpreting meaning from visual stimuli

Question 14

thalamus

Answer 14

brain’s central relay station

Question 15

frontal loba

Answer 15

higher mental processes, thinking, descicion making, planning, language, judgment, emotional expression

Question 16

medula

Answer 16

breathing and heat rate, sensory and motor pathways cross

Question 17

pons

Answer 17

regulates brain activity during sleep and fine movement

Question 18

right hemisphere

Answer 18

creativity, spatial ability, recognition

Question 19

central nervous system

Answer 19

brain and spinal cord; receiving, processing, responding to sensory info

Question 20

sympathetic nervous system

Answer 20

prepares body for action, fight or flight

Question 21

parasympathetic nervous system

Answer 21

rest and digest, conserves energy, slows heart rate, increases intestinal gland, relax muscles

Question 22

autonomic nervous system

Answer 22

internal organs and glands, involuntary stuff, heart beating

Question 23

somatic nervous system

Answer 23

voluntary movements of muscles

Question 24

pituitary gland

Answer 24

regulate growth, gain relief, fluid levels

Question 25

thyroid

Answer 25

metabolism and growth and appetite

Question 26

adrenal gland

Answer 26

epinephrine, nonephinphrine, fight or flight, blood pressure, blood sugar

Question 27

pineal gland

Answer 27

circadian rythm by secreting melatonin

Question 28

gonads

Answer 28

dicks and ovaries

Question 29

pancreas

Answer 29

blood sugar levels; insulin lowers, glucagon increases