5 Written Questions

1. auditory messages
2. connection between the two hemispheres of the brain
3. consists of somatic and autonomic nervous system
4. develop from a single fertilized ovum
5. above kidneys, release adrenaline, involved in reaction to stress and fight or flight

5 Matching Questions

1. dizygotic twins
2. thyroid gland
3. pons
4. spinal reflexes
5. sex chromosomes

1. a 23rd pair of chromosomes, determine sex
2. b unlearned response to a stimulus that may involve only 2 neurons
3. c develop from two fertilized ova
4. d secretes thyroxin which controls metabolism
5. e hindbrain, sleep wake cycle

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. network of neurons that works to filter the important from the unimportant
   1. refractory period
   2. hindbrain
   3. reticular formation
   4. depolarization
2. acts as a neurotransmitter and hormone, speeds up heartbeat and other body processes
   1. norepinephrine
   2. dopamine
   3. neurons
   4. serotonin
3. facilitates stereotypical aggressive responses
   1. amygdala
   2. pancreas
   3. GABA
   4. medulla
4. large numbers of positive ions pass through the wall of axons in large numbers
   1. polygenic
   2. dendrites
   3. depolarization
   4. reticular formation
5. inhibitory neurotransmitter
   1. midbrain
   2. hindbrain
   3. dendrites
   4. endorphins

5 True/False Questions

1. parietal lobe → tactile messages

   True        False

2. Broca's area → part of temporal lobe, involved in speech comprehension

   True        False

3. efferent neurons → motor neurons

   True        False

4. refractory period → phase following firing where a neuron is less sensitive to messages from other neurons and will not fire

   True        False

5. Roger Sperry → severed corpus callosum in epileptics to control the spread of seizures from one hemisphere to the other

   True        False