Ap Psychology Unit III Biological Bases

If you raise your hand, which is a voluntary action, which subsystem would most closely control this behavior?

• Somatic NS
• Autonomic NS
• Peripheral NS 
• Sympathetic NS

If you sneeze, which is an involuntary action, which subsystem would most closely control this behavior?

• Somatic NS
• Autonomic NS
• Peripheral NS 
• Sympathetic NS

Which of these is part of the Peripheral Nervous System? 

• Spinal Cord
• Corpus Callosum
• Limbic System
• Heart 

Which of these is part of the Peripheral Nervous System? 

• Spinal Cord
• Corpus Callosum
• Limbic System
• Heart 

Which of these subsystems controls our "fight or flight" response, when we get scared or angry? 

• Sympathetic
• Parasympathetic
• Somatic
• Peripheral

After a stressful or scary situation, your body starts to calm back down.  What subsystem controls this shift back to regular functioning? 

• Sympathetic
• Parasympathetic
• Somatic
• Peripheral

In which direction to messages travel through the neuron? 

• Terminal to dendrite 
• Dendrite to terminal 
• It depends on the neuron 
• They carry messages both directions

Messages are sent from one neuron to another by flooding the gap between the neurons, called a ______________, with neurotransmitters. 

• Terminal
• Synapse
• Dendrite
• Receptor

How much of our brain to humans typically use? 

• 10% 
• All of it 
• Between 10% and 50% 
• 75% of it

What traits of a brain should you look at when judging the complexity of a species?  

• How big the brain is
• How "wrinkly" the brain is
• The color of the brain
• The weight of the brain