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Today most psychologist believe that the connection between the brain and the body has a… Significant Impact on Behavior? Little Impact on Behavior?
Quiz Questions 1. What is the smallest functioning unit of the brain? 2. At what millivolt will a neuron fire? 3. How do endorphins impact a “Runner’s High?” 4. What sense is the thalamus linked to? 5. Which part of the brain is responsible for smell?
Answers 1. Neuron 2. -55 mv 3. Reduce pain and promote pleasure during a workout 4. All except smell 5. Olfactory Bulb
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Is Ron Burgundy correct? Explain…
Q What special function does the brain have when it comes to repairing itself after an injury?
A Plasticity
Q Which part of the brain is cut during a split brain operation?
A Corpus Callosum
Q Which hemisphere is responsible for speech production?
A Left
Q Name the four lobes of the brain and their “cortex.”
A Frontal= Motor Cortex Parietal= Somatosensory Occipital= Vision Temporal= Auiditory
Q Which parts of Phineas Gage’s brain were separated?
A Prefrontal Cortex and Limbic System
Q True or False: - Aphasia is an impairment of language usually caused by right hemisphere damage to Broca’s or Wernicke's Area.
A False: Left hemisphere damage
Q True or False: Retrograde Amnesia is the inability to convert short term memory into long term memory
A False: Anterograde Amnesia
Q Can you name all 6 neurotransmitters…
A Serotonin Dopamine Acetylcholine Norepinephrine GABA Glutamate
Q Hormones are primarily produced in Glands.
A Endocrine
Q Can you list 3 specific jobs of hormones?
A Promote bodily growth Aiding digestion Regulate metabolism
Q Melatonin is generated in the pineal glands deep within the brain… True or False?
A True
Q Where do neurotransmitters exist?
A Brain and Spinal Cord
Q 3 main parts of a neuron…
Dendrite Cell Body Axon
Q A nerve is a group of bundled together…
A Axons