The Biological Perspective (chapter 2) Abby

what part of a neuron carries messages out to other cells?

• dendrites

• axon

• soma

• myelin sheath

what part of a neuron receives messages from other cells?

• axon

• soma

• dentrites

• nucleus

which of the following neurotransmitters s associated with sleep, mood and appetite?

• endorphin

• serotonin

• Acetylcholine

• GABA

what part of the brain controls all involuntary, rapid, fie motor movement?

• medulla

• pons

• cerebellum

• thalamus

what part of the brain relays information from sensory organs to he cerebral cortex?

• Medulla

• Thalamus

• cerebellum

• pons

which lobe of the brain is this?

• Frontal lobe

• Occipital lobe

• temporal

• parietal

true or false, the wernicke's area is used to understand the meaning of words.

• true

• false

which lobe of the brain contains the primary auditory cortex?

• frontal

• temporal

• parietal

• occipital

what part of the brain regulates the amount of fear, thirst, sexual drive and agression we feel?

• amygdala

• thalamus

• hippocampus

• Hypothalmus

which of the following secretes melatonin?

• thyroid gland

• pineal gland

• gonads

• adrenal glands