Unit 3 Psychology - week 1

Identify the two parts that make up the central nervous system:

• the brain and the spinal column

• the autonomic and the somatic nervous systems

• the brain and the spinal cord

• the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord

Identify the two parts that make up the peripheral nervous system:

• the brain and the spinal cord

• the central and somatic nervous systems

• the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems

• the somatic and autonomic nervous systems

Sensory neurons in your toes are part of which nervous system?

• central

• peripheral

• autonomic

• sensory

A monosynaptic reflex arc is made up of:

• one sensory neuron, one synapse and one motor neuron

• one sensory neuron, two synapses and one motor neuron

• one sensory neuron, one interneuron, two synapses and one motor neuron

• many sensory neurons, many synapses and many motor neurons

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The function of the parietal lobe of the brain is to:

• perform abstract thinking, social skills and planning.

• process auditory information.

• process information from the retinas.

• perceive touch, non-verbal thought and spatial orientation.

The areas of the brain involved in processing language are:

• Broca's area, Wernicke's area and the primary somatosensory cortex.

• Broca's area, Wernicke's area and Geschwind's territory.

• Broca's area, the corpus collosum and Geschwind's territory.

• basal ganglia, Wernicke's area and Geschwind's territory.

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems differ in that:

• the parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for the flight or fight response whereas the sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the freeze response.

• the sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the flight response whereas the parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for the freeze response.

• the sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the fight response whereas the parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for the freeze response.

• the sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the flight or fight response whereas the parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for the freeze response.

The primary motor cortex is located in:

• the frontal lobes.

• the parietal lobes.

• the temporal lobes.

• the occipital lobes.

Wernicke's area is located in the left temporal lobe. It is responsible for:

• coordinating the movement of the lips, tongue and vocal cords to articulate words.

• connecting Broca's area to the rest of the brain via a bundle of nerve fibres.

• storing receptor codes that interpret the meaning of language and for creating grammatically correct speech.

• processing visual stimuli.

An example of an autonomic response would be:

• moving our hand away from a sharp object

• deliberately taking action to minimise harm from a threat.

• learning to drive a car.

• change in the diameter of pupils in response to light levels.

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