Quiz 2. Nervous System and Psychology

Question 1

They carry input from the senses to the brain and they sum up and transmit info.

Answer 1

Neurons

Question 2

How many neurons do we have?

Answer 2

An estimate of 100 billion neurons

Question 3

Which are the 3 types of neurons?

Answer 3

Sensory neurons, Motor neurons, Interneurons

Question 4

They go from the brain out to your motor control.

Answer 4

Motor neurons

Question 5

They take information from the environment, from the external world.

Answer 5

Sensory neurons

Question 6

Connect different neurons without making contact with external world, through sensation, or through motor action

Answer 6

Interneurons

Question 7

Parts of the neuron:

Answer 7

Dendrites, Soma, Axon, Axon terminals

Question 8

The main body of a neuron or other cell

Answer 8

Soma

Question 9

Neuron fibers that receive incoming messages

Answer 9

Dendrites

Question 10

Fiber that carries information away from the cell body of a neuron

Answer 10

Axon

Question 11

Structures at the end of the axon that form synapses with the dendrites and somas of other neurons

Answer 11

Axon terminals

Question 12

The communication between neurons is completely…

Answer 12

chemical

Question 13

The space between two neurons over which the message passes it is called:

Answer 13

synapse

Question 14

Measurement of a synapse:

Answer 14

20 to 40 nm (nanometers)

Question 15

Are the chemical that alter the activity in other neurons

Answer 15

Neurotransmitters

Question 16

Regulates excitability, learning process, memory

Answer 16

Glutamate

Question 17

Regulates sleep cycle, muscle functioning

Answer 17

Acetylcholine

Question 18

Wakefulness, blood pressure, pain, sexual behavior, inflammatory reactions

Answer 18

Histamine

Question 19

Inhibits movements, stimulates secretion of growth hormone

Answer 19

Dopamine

Question 20

Alertness, wakefulness, stimulates processes of the body

Answer 20

Noradrenaline

Question 21

Fight or flight response

Answer 21

Adrenaline

Question 22

Reduces neuronal excitability throughout the nervous system

Answer 22

GABA

Question 23

Regulates body temperature, perception of pain, emotions, sleep cycle

Answer 23

Serotonine

Question 24

Is the capacity of our brains to change in response to every experience that we have

Answer 24

Neuroplasticity

Question 25

Left Hemisphere includes:

Answer 25

Written language, spoken language, number skills, reasoning skills, logic skills

Question 26

Right Hemisphere includes:

Answer 26

Insight, imagination, art awareness, music awareness, 3D forms

Question 27

Mention the lobes of the cerebral cortex:

Answer 27

Frontal Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Occipital Lobe, Temporal Lobe, "Cerebellum"

Question 28

Sense of self, motor control, higher mental abilities, reasoning, planning, language

Answer 28

Frontal lobe

Question 29

Sensation, touch, temperature, pressure

Answer 29

Parietal lobe

Question 30

Vision

Answer 30

Occipital Lobe

Question 31

Hearing, speaking coherently, understanding verbal and written material

Answer 31

Temporal lobe

Question 32

Posture, coordination, muscle tone, memory skills and habits

Answer 32

Cerebellum

Question 33

Reflex control of vital life functions (Heart rate, breathing, swallowing, pons)

Answer 33

Medulla

Question 34

They conform the Limbic System...

Answer 34

Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Amygdala, Hippocampus

Question 35

Receiving sensory information

Answer 35

Thalamus

Question 36

Motivational and emotional behaviors

Answer 36

Hypothalamus

Question 37

Phobias, afraid and disabling anxiety, emotional behaviors

Answer 37

Amygdala

Question 38

Memories into permanent storage

Answer 38

Hippocampus

Question 39

It is made up of glands that secrete chemicals directly into the bloodstream or lymph system

Answer 39

The Endocrine System

Question 40

Characteristics of the adolescent brain:

Answer 40

Search of new things, social involvement, increased emotional intensity, creative exploration

Question 41

Components that intervene in the function of the brain in adolescence:

Answer 41

Brain changes, role of hormones, influence of environment and peers (mirror neuron)

Question 42

What is more activated during the brain in adolescence?

Answer 42

The limbic system (emotional brain) and the amygdala

Question 43

From where to where does the brain in adolescence matures?

Answer 43

From back to front. Frontal lobes are less mature at this stage (judgement)

Question 44

What is more stronger in the brain during the adolescence?

Answer 44

Learning and memory