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What Structure of the Brain is responsible for arousal from sleep? A. Hypothalamus B. Reticular Formation C. ThalamusD. Pituitary Gland

Reticular Formation

The impulse that travels down the axon is known as this: a. Terminal Potential b. Action Stimulus c. Threshold d. Action Potential

Action Potential

This is made up of fatty cells and protects the impulse as it travels through the axon: a. Neural Coating b. Axon Protector c. Myelin Sheath d. Myelin Coat

Myelin Sheath

This portion of the cerebral cortex includes the processing of auditory information a. The Frontal Lobes b. The Temporal Lobes c. The Occipital Lobes d. The Auditory Cortex

The Temporal Lobes

. The Brain fences out unwanted chemicals circulating through the blood with this a. Blood Brain Wall b. Brain Barrier c. Blood Brain Barrier d. Neurotransmitter Filter

Blood Brain Barrier

When this neurotransmitter is released into muscles, the muscles contract: b. Endorphins a. Dopaminec. Serotonin d. Acetycholine

AcH (acetycholine)

The skeletal and the autonomic nervous systems are part of this larger nervous system: a. Central Nervous system b. Peripheral Nervous System c. Sympathetic Nervous system d. Carbonara System

Peripheral Nervous System

This is the minimum amount of stimulus, either neural or sensory, a neuron needs to fire. a. The all or none principle b. The minimum action potential c. The Threshold d. The Stimulus Satiation Point

The Threshold!!

Hormones that spark our interest in sex, hunger and aggression are sent out through this system a. Limbic system b. Endocrine System c. Neural System d. Central Nervous system

The Endocrine System

The principle that states a neuron will either fire or it will not a. Threshold Principle b. All or none Response c. Activating Principle d. Activating Impulse Requirement

All or None Response

The time it takes between neural firings is known as this. a. Threshold b. Refractory Period c. Myelin Period d. Period of Justification

Refractory Period

Surgically destroying brain tissue is known as this method of brain manipulation for research a. Brain Imaging b. Brain Lesioning c. PET Scanning d. Lobotomies

Brain Lesioning

This is the most primitive part of our brain and the most common to our mammalian ancestors: a. The cerebellum b. The cerebrum c. The brainstem d. The thalamus

The Brainstem

All of the following are parts of the lower level brain structures EXCEPT: a. The medulla b. The hypothalamus c. The cerebral cortex d. The Amygdala

The Cerebral Cortex

This brain imaging technique shows us the structure not the function a. A PET Scan b. f MRI c. CAT scan d. EEG

CAT Scan

This part of the brain is associated with memories regarding smell and also helps us respond with appropriate emotions regarding fear and aggression a. The limbic system b. The hippocampus c. The amygdala d. The hypothalamus

The Amygdala

This is also called the little police man of the brain, sending sensory input where it needs to go. a. The Thalamus b. The hypothalamus c. The Reticular Formation d. The sensory cortex

The sensory cortex

This “emotional center” is larger in women than in men a. The endocrine system b. The limbic system c. The hypothalamus d. The hippocampus

The Limbic System

This “Little Brain” is involved in coordinating movement and one of the first areas of the brain affected by alcohol. a. The cerebrum b. The frontal lobe c. The cerebellum d. The prefrontal lobe

The Cerebellum

By lesioning this area of the brain you could get a cat to starve itself to death. a. The hippocampus b. The limbic system c. The hypothalamus d. The thalamus

The Hypothalamus

These lobes are associated with judgment and reasoning skills as well as goal oriented behavior a. Parietal Lobes b. Temporal Lobes c. Occipital Lobes d. Frontal Lobes

The Frontal Lobes

This occupies the largest amount of space on our Sensorimotor Cortex a. The ankle b. The face c. The hand d. The toes

The Face

These lobes are concerned with receiving visual input a. Frontal lobes b. The occipital lobes c. The parietal lobes d. The temporal lobes

The Occipital Lobes

This lobe is considered the emotional lobe and houses the sensory cortex. a. The occipital lobes b. The parietal lobes c. The temporal lobes d. The Frontal Lobes

The Parietal Lobes

This structure encodes visual information and recodes it so that it can be processed by Wernicke’s Area for comprehension: a. Broca’s Area b. Angular Gyrus c. Occipital Region d. Cingulate Gyrate

Angular Gyrus

The information from all the different lobes is put together into something that makes sense by this (these) a. Association areas b. Neural pathways c. Axon terminals d. Dendrites

The Association Areas

This language region is in charge of language comprehension a. Wernicke’s Area b. Broca’s Area c. Pavlov’s Area d. Skinner’s Box

A. Wernicke’s Area

When a person speaks or calculates this hemisphere lights up on PET scans. a. Right Hemisphere b. Left Hemisphere c. North Hemisphere d. South Hemisphere

B. Left Hemisphere

This controls heartbeat and breathing The Cerebellum a. Thalamus b. The Medulla Oblongata c. The Pituitary Gland

The Medulla Oblongata

This is said to be the memory “center” of our brain. a. The hypothalamus b. The Amygdala c. The hippocampus d. The Thalamus

The Hippocampus

These glands are located above the kidneys and secrete norepinephine and adrenaline. a. The testes b. The ovaries c. The mammaries d. The adrenal glands

The Adrenal Glands

This is the impairment of language. a. A stroke b. Aphasia c. Amnesia d. aplasia

Aphasia

Central nervous system neurons that intervene directly between the sensory inputs and motor inputs. a. Connector Neurons b. Communicator Neurons c. Interneurons d. System Bypass Neurons

Interneurons

This is the endocrine system’s most important gland. Some might even call it the “master gland.” a. The Hypothalamus b. The pituitary gland c. The endocrine gland d. The hypocampus Gland

The Pituitary Gland

This nervous system calms us down after our body has been “activated” by the fight or flight response. a. Autonomic Nervous System b. Parasympathetic Nervous System c. The Skeletal Nervous System d. Sympathetic Nervous System

The Parasympathetic Nervous System

This body movement is not processed through the sensorimotor cortex a. A knee jerk b. Throwing a baseball c. Slapping someone d. Taking a bite our of the “gum brain”

A Knee Jerk (Reflex)

Complete this chart The Nervous System PeripheralCentral Skeletal a. Autonomic b. Parasympathetic c. Sympathetic d. Antisympathetic

Autonomic

The part of the neuron that transmits the action potential a. Synapse b. Association areas c. dendrite d. axon

Axon

Phineas Gage’s personality dramatically changed after he suffered damage to this lobe. a. Frontal b. Temporal c. Occipital d. Parietal

Frontal Lobe

If you lay one of these out it would be the size of a newspaper. (In humans that is.) a. Cerebellum b. Cerebrum c. Cerebral Cortex d. Left Hemisphere

Cerebral Cortex