AP Psychology Module 9-11

Neurotransmitters cross the ______________ to carry information to the next neuron.

• synaptic gap

• axon

• myelin sheath

• dendrites

• cell body

Your friend is taking her first psychology class. She comes to you saying, “I don't understand why we are studying the brain; I thought this was a psychology class.” Because of your background in psychology, your best response should be

• “It's been known since Aristotle's time that the brain is the center of intelligence and thought.”

• “Phrenologists established the importance of studying the physical brain to understand mental abilities.”

• “Science has demonstrated that Plato's belief in the heart as the origin of emotion is correct.”

• “Everything psychological is simultaneously biological.”

• “Being able to name the parts of the brain helps us understand the basis of behavior.”

Dendrites are branching extensions of

• neurotransmitters.

• endorphins.

• neurons.

• myelin.

• endocrine glands.

Hormones are ______________ released into the bloodstream.

• neurons

• myelin

• action potentials

• electrical messengers

• chemical messengers

Which division of the autonomic nervous system calms a person down once a stressful event has passed?

• Parasympathetic

• Central

• Somatic

• Sympathetic

• Endocrine

Damage to which of the following puts a person's life in the most danger because it may cause breathing to stop?

• Amygdala

• Thalamus

• Medulla

• Hippocampus

• Hypothalamus

Which region of your brainstem plays a role in arousing you to a state of alertness when someone nearby mentions your name?

• reticular formation

• cerebellum

• hypothalamus

• amygdala

• medulla

Which of the following structures in the brainstem helps coordinate movements and lies above the medulla?

• reticular formation

• hippocampus

• pons

• thalamus

• hypothalamus

Damage to which of the following could interfere with the ability to plan for the future?

• Frontal lobe

• Temporal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Occipital lobe

• Somatosensory cortex

Neurogenesis is the process by which

• one brain structure takes on the functions of an adjacent structure.

• our brain creates new neurons.

• the amygdala and thalamus work together to keep the body awake and alert.

• association areas expand as new material is learned.

• the brain adapts to new learning.