5 Written Questions

1. the two hemispheres of the brain are isolated by cutting the connecting fibers between them
2. the portion of the cerebral cortex; involved in pseaking and muscle movemnts and in making plans and judgments
3. tissue destruction
4. linked to emotion; part of the limbic system
5. impairment of language

5 Matching Questions

1. Sympathetic nervous system
2. endocrine system
3. Neuron
4. Dendrite
5. Motor neurons

1. a the division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations
2. b a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
3. c neurons that carry outgoing information from the central nervous sytem to the muscles and glands
4. d the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
5. e the bushy, branching extensions of a neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. An amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep across the brain's surface
   1. adrenal glands
   2. Thalamus
   3. Electroencephalogram (EEG)
   4. Neurotransmitters
2. controls language expression, directs muscle movements involved in speech
   1. Broca's area
   2. association areas
   3. Wernicke's area
   4. Brainstem
3. includes the visual areas, located in the lack of the head
   1. occipital lobes
   2. temporal lobes
   3. frontal lobes
   4. Parietal lobes
4. a visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task
   1. MRI
   2. Axon
   3. GABA
   4. PET
5. recieves sensory input for touch and body position
   1. temporal lobes
   2. frontal lobes
   3. occipital lobes
   4. Parietal lobes

5 True/False Questions

1. Pituitary gland → linked to emotion; part of the limbic system

   True        False

2. sensory cortex → rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements

   True        False

3. Action potential → areas of the cerebral cortex that are involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking

   True        False

4. Thalamus → major inhibitory neurotransmitter (undersupply linked to seizures, tremors, and insomnia.

   True        False

5. Hormones → neurotransmitter;influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion

   True        False