Unit 3 Exam

Question 1

“Arouses” (Fight-or-flight)

Answer 1

Sympathetic Nervous System

Question 2

“Calms” ( rest and digest)

Answer 2

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Question 3

Complex and modify with growth and experience

Answer 3

Interconnect neurons

Question 4

The body’s “slow” chemical communication system. Communication is carried out by hormones synthesized by a set of glands

Answer 4

Endocrine System

Question 5

Brain region controlling the pituitary gland

Answer 5

Hypothalamus

Question 6

Affects metabolism, among other things

Answer 6

Thyroid gland

Question 7

Inner part helps trigger the “fight-or-flight” response

Answer 7

Adrenal gland

Question 8

Secretes male sex hormones

Answer 8

Testis

Question 9

Secretes many different hormones, some of which affect other glands

Answer 9

Pituitary gland

Question 10

Helps regulate the level of calcium in the blood

Answer 10

Parathyroids

Question 11

Regulates the level of sugar in the blood

Answer 11

Pancreas

Question 12

Secretes female sex hormones

Answer 12

Ovary

Question 13

Chemicals synthesized by the endocrine glands that are secreted in the bloodstream

Answer 13

Hormones

Question 14

“Master gland” located in the front part of the brain

Answer 14

Pituitary Gland

Question 15

Releases hormones that regulate other glands. Regulates water and salt balance

Answer 15

Anterior Pituitary Lobe

Question 16

Regulates metabolic and calcium rate. Located in the throat

Answer 16

Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

Question 17

Consists of the adrenal medulla and the cortex.

Answer 17

Adrenal Gland

Question 18

Secretes hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine) during the stressful and emotional situations

Answer 18

Medulla

Question 19

Regulates Salt and carbohydrate metabolism

Answer 19

Adrenal

Question 20

Regulate bodily development and maintain reproductive organs in adults

Answer 20

Sex Glands

Question 21

Oldest part of the brain. Begins where the spinal cord swells and enters the skull. Responsible for automatic survival functions

Answer 21

Brainstem

Question 22

Is the base of the brainstem that controls heartbeat and breathing

Answer 22

Medulla

Question 23

Brain’s sensory switchboard, located on the top of the brainstem. It directs messages to the sensory areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla

Answer 23

Thalamus

Question 24

Nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important role in controlling arousal

Answer 24

Reticular Formation

Question 25

Located on the back side of the brain it is attached ot the rear of the brainstem. It helps coordinate voluntary movements and balance.

Answer 25

"Little Brain"

Question 26

Experimentally destroys brain tissue to study animal behaviors after such distruction

Answer 26

Lesion

Question 27

Amplified recording of the electrical waves sweeping across the brain's surface, measured by electrodes placed on the scalp

Answer 27

Eletroencephalogram

Question 28

Visual display of brain activity that detects a radioactive form of glucose while the brain performs a given task

Answer 28

Positron Emission Tomography Scan (PET)

Question 29

Uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images that distinguish among different types of brain tissue.

Answer 29

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Question 30

Doughnut-shaped system of neural structures at the border of the brainstem and cerebrum, associated with emotions such as fear aggression, and drives for food and sex. It includes the hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus. Located by the brainsteam

Answer 30

Limbic System

Question 31

Consist of two lima bean-sized neural clusters linked to the emotions of fear and anger

Answer 31

amygdala

Question 32

Lies below the thalamus. It directs several maintenance activities like eating, drinking, body temperature, and control of emotions. It helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland. Located between the thalamus and Pituitary Gland

Answer 32

Hypothalamus

Question 33

Intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemisphere. It is the body's ultimate control and information processing center.

Answer 33

Cerebral Cortex

Question 34

Frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, and temporal lobe

Answer 34

Four Lobes

Question 35

Area at the rear of the frontal lobes that control voluntary movements.

Answer 35

Motor Cortex

Question 36

Receives information from skin surface and sense organs

Answer 36

Sensory Cortex (parietal Cortex)

Question 37

impairment of language, usually caused by left-hemisphere damage either to Broca's area or to Wernicke's area

Answer 37

Aphasia

Question 38

Controls speech muscles via motor cortex

Answer 38

Broca's area

Question 39

Interprets auditory code

Answer 39

Wernicke's Area

Question 40

Transforms visual representation into the auditory code

Answer 40

Angular Gyrus

Question 41

Brain's ability to modify itself after some types of injury or illness

Answer 41

Plasticity

Question 42

Processes reading, writing, speaking, mathematics, and comprehension skills

Answer 42

Left Hemisphere

Question 43

Connects the two hemispheres together

Answer 43

Corpus Callosum

Question 44

Observe the behavior from the client that are used to determine a diagnosis and treatment plan.

Answer 44

Clinical Observation