5 Written Questions

1. a branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior
2. central nervous system neurons that internally communicate and intervene between the sensory inputs and motor outputs
3. a neural impulse; a breif electrical charge that travels down an axon
4. the portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; invloved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgments
5. the brain's capacity for modification, as evident in brain reorganization following damage (especially in children) and in experiments on the effects of experience on brain development

5 Matching Questions

1. sympathetic nervous system
2. medulla
3. association areas
4. hormones
5. Broca's area

1. a the division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations
2. b chemical messengers, mostly those manufactured by the endocrine system, that are produced in one tissue and affect another
3. c areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions; rather, they are involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking
4. d the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing
5. e controls language expression - an area of the frontal lobe, usually in the left hemisphere, that directs the muscle movements involved in speech

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Destruction of brain tissue done on purpose in surgery
   1. neuron
   2. axon
   3. Lobotomy
   4. lesion
2. Neurotransmitter. Inhibitory: invoved in pain perception and positive emotions, opiatelike
   1. Serotonin
   2. axon
   3. Endorphins
   4. Dopamine
3. an area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements
   1. sensory cortex
   2. cerebral cortex
   3. frontal lobe
   4. motor cortex
4. the portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes the visual areas, which receive visual information from the opposite visual field
   1. cerebral cortex
   2. frontal lobe
   3. Norepinephrine
   4. occipital lobe
5. the division of the perihperal nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles
   1. somatic nervous system
   2. central nervous system
   3. sympathetic nervous system
   4. nervous system

5 True/False Questions

1. pituitary gland → it regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands; under the influence of the hypothalamus. It is endocrine system's most influential gland

   True        False

2. autonomic nervous system → the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs

   True        False

3. Psychosurgery → the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron

   True        False

4. thalamus → it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla; the brain's sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem;

   True        False

5. neural networks → cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons

   True        False