brain and nervous system

Question 1

What is Psychology

Answer 1

Psychology is the scientific study of
behaviour and mental processes.

Question 2

Mental Process

Answer 2

Mental process is defined as an
experience that occurs within an
individual, that cannot be directly
observed.

Question 3

what is Biology

Answer 3

Biology is the study of life and living organisms.

Question 4

What is the nervous system

Answer 4

The nervous system is a complex system of nerves and cells that carries messages around the body. It is essentially the body’s communication system.

Question 5

What is the The central nervous system made up of

Answer 5

brain and spinal cord

Question 6

Central Nervous System

Answer 6

The brain is the control center
of the body. It is the central
hub of the nervous system, the spinal cord allows the brain to communicate with the rest of your body

Question 7

What is the peripheral nervous system made up of

Answer 7

any nerve outside of the brain and spinal cord.

Question 8

what are the The peripheral nervous systems two functions

Answer 8

to communicate information from the body’s organs, glands and muscles to the brain. AND to communicate information from the brain to the body’s organs, glands and
muscles

Question 9

what are the peripheral nervous systems 2 subdivisions.

Answer 9

somatic and autonomic nervous systems,

Question 10

The somatic nervous systems

Answer 10

responsible for Carrying messages from the brain to skeletal muscles (voluntary movement). AND Carrying messages from the senses to the
brain to be processed.

Question 11

what nerves communicate messages from cns to particular muscles

Answer 11

Motor neurons (nerves) communicate messages from the CNS to the particular muscles that an organism
intends to move.

Question 12

sensory neurons

Answer 12

Sensory neurons carry messages from the senses to the
CNS so our brain can interact with the environment.

Question 13

what does the autonomic nervous system control.

Answer 13

The autonomic nervous system controls the body’s non-skeletal muscles (visceral muscles) eg. the heart. does everything we dont think about

Question 14

What are the Autonomic Nervous
System: subdivisions

Answer 14

Sympathetic nervous system AND Parasympathetic nervous system

Question 15

Sympathetic nervous system

Answer 15

prepares us for action, including
the fight or flight response.

Question 16

Parasympathetic nervous system

Answer 16

calms our body down and returns
us to baseline/normal.

Question 17

Fight-Flight-Freeze

Answer 17

The fight-flight-freeze response is your
body’s natural reaction to danger. It’s a
type of stress response that helps you
react to perceived threats,

Question 18

The brain 3 parts

Answer 18

cerebrum, cerebellum and pons.

Question 19

The brain protection (3 parts)

Answer 19

bony skull, meninges, and cerebral fluid.

Question 20

Cerebellum

Answer 20

Located at the base of the brain,Responsible for muscle coordination and balance.

Question 21

Pons

Answer 21

The pons is the largest part of the brain stem.It is a group of nerves that function as a connection between the cerebrum and cerebellum,It has a role in regulating breathing and the sleep cycles

Question 22

Cerebrum

Answer 22

Location: Above the cerebellum.The outer layer of the cerebrum is called the cerebral cortex. The cerebrum is
divided into two hemispheres. Each hemisphere is divided into 4 lobes.Function: In the outer cerebral cortex is where all conscious thought and higher order thinking occurs

Question 23

4 Brain lobes

Answer 23

frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal.

Question 24

Frontal lobe

Answer 24

Largest of the 4 lobes, *The frontal lobe has many functions
including: problem solving, planning, decision making, expression of emotion
personality, production of speech (Broca’s area). The frontal lobe also contains the Primary motor cortex which initiates voluntary movement

Question 25

Parietal Lobe

Answer 25

Found in the upper back half of the brain. Functions include: processing sensory information, spatial awareness, direction. Contains the Primary somatosensory cortex:

Question 26

Occipital Lobe

Answer 26

Almost all this area of the brain is dedicated to vision.Contains the primary visual cortex. Left lobe receives information from the right visual field AND Right lobe receives information from the left visual field

Question 27

Temporal lobe

Answer 27

Located next to the ears.Contains areas responsible for hearing and language comprehension (Wernicke’s area). Contains the Primary Auditory Cortex.Has a role in recognizing: faces AND places

Question 28

Thalamus

Answer 28

sensory data arrives here and is then relayed to specific areas of the somatosensory cortex.

Question 29

Hypothalamus

Answer 29

responsible for regulating body temperature, appetite, thirst and hormones (including growth hormones)

Question 30

Hippocampus

Answer 30

responsible for making new memories; is also our direction finder or navigator

Question 31

Pineal gland

Answer 31

controls our internal body clock; regulates our sleep-wake cycles and releases our ‘sleep’ hormone,melatonin

Question 32

Amygdala

Answer 32

associated with the emotions of fear and anger; plays a key role in our emotional responses.

Question 33

How many hemispheres in the brain.

Answer 33

2 (left and right)

Question 34

Left hemisphere

Answer 34

speech and language comprehension, motor control of the right side of the body.

Question 35

Right hemisphere

Answer 35

creativity, motor control of the left side of the body.

Question 36

Left Hemisphere specialty areas

Answer 36

broca and wernickes.

Question 37

Brocas area

Answer 37

Found in the Left Frontal Lobe.Responsible for coordinating the movements of the muscles required for production of speech. Crucial role in the production of fluent speech

Question 38

Wernicke's area

Answer 38

Found in the Left Temporal Lobe, Responsible for the comprehension of speech. Crucial for making our speech coherent