Biological Psychology

part of autonomic nervous, calms you down

• Parasympathetic 
• sympathetic 

chemical messager, released into the bloodstream, slow but long lasting

• neurotransmitter
• hormones

Which neurotransmitter affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal?

• Acetylcholine (ACh)
• Serotonin
• GABA
• Dopamine

In a neuron, the _____ conducts information to other neurons, and the _____ receives information from other neurons?

• axon/dendrite

• dendrite/axon

• axon/soma

• soma/axon

Heart rate, digestion, pupil dilation are involuntary processes controlled by the ____ nervous system

• autonomic

• automatic

• peripheral

• somatic

Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?

• cerebellum

• cerebrum

• reticular formation

• pons

The _________ helps control voluntary movements.

• autonomic nervous system

• somatic nervous system

• endocrine system

The fatty layer of cells that is wrapped around many axons is called the

• terminal button

• synapse

• nodes of Ranvier

• myelin sheath

Which part of the brain is where learning takes place?

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• cerebrum

Which part of your brain controls your heart and your lungs?

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• cerebrum