Module 2

Question 1

Neurons

Answer 1

Allow communication throughout nervous system and body.

Question 2

Neurotransmitters

Answer 2

pass from one synapse from to another. emotions and behavior are influenced

Question 3

Cell body

Answer 3

energy is generated and info is collected for transmission to other neurons.

Question 4

Synaptic receptors

Answer 4

embedded in the membranes of dendrites to receive chemical messages from the terminal of other neurons

Question 5

Dendrites

Answer 5

receive chemical messages from other neurons.

Question 6

Terminal

Answer 6

Chemical communications are sent out to other neurons here.

Question 7

Axon

Answer 7

conveys info from the cell body to other neurons within the nervous system

Question 8

Myelin Sheath

Answer 8

Speeds the transmission of neural impulses

Question 9

Nucleus

Answer 9

Energy for cell is generated and waste products are eliminated.

Question 10

Central Nervous System

Answer 10

Organizes and interprets the information from peripheral nervous system. Sends commands back to take actions

Question 11

Brain

Answer 11

control system

Question 12

Spinal cord

Answer 12

Relays messages to and from brain

Question 13

Peripheral Nervous system

Answer 13

Connects the spinal cord to the body

Question 14

Autonomic Nervous System

Answer 14

Controls involuntary actions

Question 15

Parasympathetic Nervous system

Answer 15

Returns body to resting state after arousal

Question 16

Sympathetic Nervous system

Answer 16

Arouses body to prepare for actions

Question 17

Somatic Nervous System

Answer 17

Regulates voluntary motor actions

Question 18

Forebrain

Answer 18

seat of thought, memory, decisions, planning, personality and emotion

Question 19

Midbrain

Answer 19

Conveys visual and auditory information from spine to forebrain

Question 20

Hindbrain

Answer 20

Controls bodily functions vital to life; contributes to regulation of sleep/
wakefullness

Question 21

corpus callosum

Answer 21

connect left and right hemispheres of the brain

Question 22

limbic system

Answer 22

regulate mood, emotion, memory and basic desires like thirst and hunger

Question 23

Thalamus

Answer 23

gateway to higher functions

Question 24

cerebral cortex

Answer 24

4 lobes. interprets sensory information, controls voluntary movement, home of higher cognitive processes.

Question 25

occipital lobe

Answer 25

processes visual information

Question 26

parietal lobe

Answer 26

processes sensations of heat, cold, pain and informs placement of limbs

Question 27

Temporal lobe

Answer 27

Processes auditory information

Question 28

Frontal lobe

Answer 28

primary motor complex. deliberate movements are planned.

Question 29

Endocrine system

Answer 29

System of glands and hormones they produce

Question 30

behavioral neuroscience

Answer 30

studies the neural basis of behavior. Study the entire nervous system, not just brain

Question 31

cognitive neuroscience

Answer 31

Focuses on the human brain to reveal the neural basis of cognition and emotion.

Question 32

gene-environment correlation

Answer 32

When a person’s environment is correlated with their genotype.

Question 33

Active gene-environment correlation

Answer 33

When a person actively seeks out particular kind of environment

Question 34

Reactive gene-environment correlation

Answer 34

When an individual reacts to their child in a way that creates a correlated environment