unit 1-3

Question 1

what are dendrites

Answer 1

rootlike parts of the cell that stretch out from the cell body to make connections

Question 2

cell body

Answer 2

contains nucleus and cell parts

Question 3

axon

Answer 3

wirelike structure eding in terminal buttons that extends from cell body

Question 4

myelin sheath

Answer 4

fatty covering of axon of some neurons that speeds neural impulses

Question 5

neurotransmitters

Answer 5

chemicals covered in terminal buttons that allow neurons to communicate

Question 6

synapse

Answer 6

space between terminal buttons of neuron and dendrites

Question 7

what does acetylcholine do

Answer 7

motor movement

Question 8

what is dopamine function

Answer 8

motor movement and alertness

Question 9

what is endorphins function

Answer 9

pain control

Question 10

what is serotonin function

Answer 10

mood control

Question 11

what is GABA function

Answer 11

inhibitor

Question 12

what is Glutamate function

Answer 12

excitatory, memory

Question 13

what is norepinephrine function

Answer 13

alertness, arousal

Question 14

Lack of acetylcholine

Answer 14

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 15

Lack of dopamine

Answer 15

Parkinson’s disease

Question 16

Overabundance of dopamine

Answer 16

schizophrenia

Question 17

what are endorphins associated with

Answer 17

addiction

Question 18

what is GABA associated with

Answer 18

seizures, sleep problems

Question 19

what is Glutemate associated with

Answer 19

migraines, seizures

Question 20

what is norepinephrine associated with

Answer 20

depression

Question 21

what are afferent neurons

Answer 21

take information from senses to brain

Question 22

what are efferent neurons

Answer 22

take info from brain to body

Question 23

what is the medulla

Answer 23

blood pressure, heart rate, breathing

Question 24

what is the pons

Answer 24

connects hindbrain with midbrain, facial expressions

Question 25

what is the cerebellum

Answer 25

mini brain, muscle movements

Question 26

what is the reticular formation

Answer 26

cells throughout midbrain that control arousal

Question 27

what is the hindbrain

Answer 27

basic biologic systems that keep us alive

Question 28

what is the midbrain

Answer 28

coordinates with muscles

Question 29

what is the forebrain

Answer 29

thought and reason

Question 30

what is the thalamus

Answer 30

recieves sensory signals from spine

Question 31

what is the hypothalamus

Answer 31

controls metabolic functions, body temp, libido, hunger, thirst, endocrine

Question 32

what is the amygdala

Answer 32

emotion

Question 33

what is the hippocampus

Answer 33

memory system

Question 34

what does the frontal lobe do

Answer 34

directs thought processes

Question 35

what is the broca's area

Answer 35

produces speech

Question 36

what are the parietal lobes

Answer 36

contain sensory cortex that recieves touch sensations

Question 37

what is the occipital lobes

Answer 37

interpret messages from eyeballs

Question 38

what is the temporal lobes

Answer 38

process sound

Question 39

what is the adrenal glands

Answer 39

produce adrenaline

Question 40

who was Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow

Answer 40

humanist psyhologists