Psychology Ch. 3 Test

Functions of the Cerebellum?

• posture, balance

• coordination, speech

• smooth and balanced muscular activity

• All of the above

What is the largest part of the brain?

• Thalamus
• Cerebellum
• Spinal Cord
• Cerebrum

This part of the brain regulates movement, vision, and haring.

• Pituitary
• Midbrain
• Pons
• Medulla Oblongata

Unusual drinking and eating behaviors can be caused by damage to the

• hypothalamus

• reticular activating system

• cerebellum

• pons

The part of the neuron that insulates the axon and increases the speed of the neural message within the neuron.

• Synapse
• Dendrite
• Myelin Sheath
• Axon Terminal Button

A chemical produced by neurons that carries messages to other neurons

• myelin sheath
• neurotransmitter
• axon
• axon terminal

The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another.  It is where communication occurs between an axon and dendrite

• synapse
• axon terminal
• impulse
• myelin

What is another name for a nerve cell?

• Muscle Fiber
• Connective Tissue
• Impulse
• Neuron

The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.

• dendrite
• axon
• cell body
• Schwann cell

The branchlike extensions of a neuron that receive impulses and conduct them toward the cell body

• Axon terminal

• Myelin Sheath

• Dendrites

• Cell body