Psychology Unit 2 Review

Dendrites transmit messages ___________ the cell body, and axons transmit messages ___________ the cell body.

• away from; toward 

•  away from; away from 

•  toward; away from 

•  toward; toward

Natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters linked to pain control are called:

•  ACh agonists. 

•  hormones. 

•  Endorphins.

•  morphine antagonists. 

David’s wife wakes him from a peaceful slumber to tell him that she heard a noise. As he slowly gets up to investigate, his heart begins to race, his mouth is dry, and he begins to sweat. Clearly, David’s _____________ has been activated.

•  sympathetic nervous system 

•  adrenal system 

•  central nervous system

•  parasympathetic nervous system 

Virginia is now in late adulthood and is experiencing cognitive decline and memory loss. This can be partly attributed to:

•  a growing limbic system.

•  a shrinking hippocampus. 

• a shrinking frontal lobe

• a growing hypothalamus

Who would have been most likely to claim that a slight protrusion in a certain region of someone’s skull would indicate a person’s mental abilities and character traits?

 

• Aristotle

• Santiago Ramon y Cajal

• William James

• Franz Gall

Much like a battery, these generate electricity from chemical events.

• neuron

• antagonists

• hormones

• agonists

Which part of the brain is responsible for emotions?

• frontal lobes

• hippocampus

• amygdala

• parietal lobes

Damage to this area will result in difficulty producing speech.

• Wernicke's Area

• Broca's Area

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

Much like a battery , these generate electrical messages throughout the body

• agonist

• antagonist

• hormone

• neuron

Heartbeat, digestion and your glands work involuntarily, or without you consciously thinking about them This is due to which part of your nervous system?

• sympathetic

• autonomic

• parasympathetic

• somatic