Deck 3: C: Biological Psychology

Question 1

The autonomic nervous system is made up of the ____ and the ____.

Answer 1

sympathetic nervous system parasympathetic nervous system

Question 2

____ provide support for neurons,protect them,and respond to injury among other things.

Answer 2

Glial cells

Question 3

The pathways emanating from the RAS activate the cortex by increasing the ____.

Answer 3

signal-to-noise ratio

Question 4

____ are abrupt waves of electric discharge that allow neurons to communicate.

Question 5

The large band of fibres connecting the two cerebral hemispheres is called the ____.

Question 6

The sympathetic nervous system becomes aroused and prepares animals for the ____.

Question 7

Scientists use the term "____" to describe the nervous system's ability to change.

Question 8

Damage to the ____ causes problems with forming new memories but leaves old memories intact.

Question 9

The endocrine system is composed of ____,blood-borne molecules that influence target tissues.

Question 10

The brief time during which another action potential can't occur is called the ____.

Question 11

____ is the creation of new cells in the adult brain.

Question 12

____ are short strings of amino acids found in the nervous system.They act somewhat like neurotransmitters.

Question 13

The ____ regulates and maintains constant internal bodily states by overseeing the endocrine and autonomic nervous systems.

Question 14

The ____ nervous system carries messages from the CNS to muscles throughout the body.

Question 15

The process by which the synaptic vesicle engulfs the neurotransmitter is called ____.

Question 16

The frontal lobe is responsible for motor function,language,and memory,as well as the job of overseeing most other mental functions.We call this ability ____.

Question 17

The part of the brain known as the ____ is the most highly developed area in the human brain.

Question 18

Sensory information travels to cortical regions that perform more complex functions;we call these areas ____,and they play key roles in perception,memory,attention,and conscious awareness.

Question 19

The ____ are the waterways of the CNS,which extend throughout the entire brain and spinal cord.

Question 20

The part of the brain dedicated to emotion is called the ____.

Question 21

The study of ____ assessed the bumps on a person's head and attributed various personality traits and abilities as a result of the bumps.

Question 22

People's set of observable traits is their ____.

Question 23

The ____ is severed during split-brain surgery.

Question 24

If you wanted to investigate the possibility of a brain tumour,the best type of neuroimaging would be a(n) ____.