Exam 1

Question 1

Acetylcholine

Answer 1

learning, memory, muscle trigger

Question 2

Dopamine

Answer 2

movement, learning, attention

Question 3

Serotonin

Answer 3

mood, hunger, sleep and arousal

Question 4

Non epinephrine

Answer 4

alertness, arousal and anxiety

Question 5

Gamma Aminbutyric Acid

Answer 5

inhibitory nuerotransmitter

Question 6

Endorphins/Enknaphalins

Answer 6

opiate like nuerotransmitter, linked to pain control and arousal, morphine like

Question 7

Glutamate

Answer 7

learning and memory

Question 8

EEG

Answer 8

amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity

Question 9

CT Scan

Answer 9

series of xray photos taken from diff angles

Question 10

PET

Answer 10

visual display of brain that detects radioactive form of glucose

Question 11

MRI

Answer 11

uses magnetic fields, radiwaves to produce images, lets us see structures of the brain

Question 12

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Answer 12

magnetic treatment for depression

Question 13

Transcranial doppler

Answer 13

ultrasound brain imaging, blood flow velocity

Question 14

Medulla

Answer 14

controls heartbeat and breathing

Question 15

pons

Answer 15

connects cerebral cortex to cerebellum

Question 16

reticular formation

Answer 16

controlling alertness

Question 17

cerebellum

Answer 17

controlled movement and balance

Question 18

tectum

Answer 18

vision and hearing

Question 19

tegmentum

Answer 19

eye and body movement

Question 20

thalamus

Answer 20

routes incoming infor from eyes and ears

Question 21

basal ganglia

Answer 21

movement, posture, and judgements

Question 22

Hypothalamus

Answer 22

eating, drinkng, sex, and body temperatures

linked to emotion and reward

Question 23

Limbic System

Answer 23

associated with emtions such as fear and aggression and drives such as those for food and sex

Question 24

Hippocampus

Answer 24

Memory

Question 25

Amygdala

Answer 25

linked to emotion, fear and agression

Question 26

Cerebral Cortex

Answer 26

ultimate control center

Question 27

Frontal Lobes

Answer 27

speaking, muscle movement, and making plans and judgements

Question 28

Parietal lobes

Answer 28

sensory and motor cortex

Question 29

occipital lobes

Answer 29

visual areas

Question 30

temporal lobes

Answer 30

auditory

Question 31

Brocca's Area

Answer 31

frontal lobe- speech and muscle movements

Question 32

Wernicke's Area

Answer 32

left temporal lobe- impairing understanding

Question 33

Plasticity

Answer 33

brain capacity for modification, ability to learn

Question 34

sensation

Answer 34

taking information in

Question 35

perception

Answer 35

how you understand information in

Question 36

seven major senses

Answer 36

touch, taste, sight, hearing, vestibule, kinesthetic, smell

Question 37

bottom-up processing

Answer 37

info from outside gets into brain

Question 38

Split Brain

Answer 38

two sides work together to make mental processing

Question 39

Pituitary Glands

Answer 39

master gland

Question 40

thyroid

Answer 40

growth and metabolism

Question 41

thyroid gland

Answer 41

growth and metabolism

Question 42

adrenal glands

Answer 42

adrenaline