Psych Unit 2 Review (Apex)

Which part of the nervous system includes the spinal cord?

• Peripheral

• Central

• Autonomic

• Sympathetic

Which part of the nervous system brings information back from outer parts of the body to the central nervous system?

• Somatic

• Autonomic

• Central

• Peripheral

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for basic unconscious body function (like digestion and heart beat)?

• Somatic

• Autonomic

• Central

• Sympathetic

The sympathetic nervous system gets your energy up and agitates you, the ___ system calms you back down.

• Parasympathetic

• Somatic

• Autonomic

• Peripheral

The occipital lobe is most important for:

• processing

  auditory information

• making judgments and decisions

• processing visual informaiton

• producing speech

If the temporal lobe were damaged, what would be most affected?

• balance

• speech

• breathing

• decision making

They say that our __ lobes do not fully mature until our 20s, which partially explains poor-decision making among young adults.

• Occipital

• Parietal

• Temporal

• Frontal

The fluid-filled semi-circular canals in our ears are responsible for our sense of:

• sight

• balance

• hearing

• touch

Which of the following senses does not rely on mechanoreceptors?

• Touch

• Smell

• Hearing

• Balance

Which sense can detect pressure, heat, cold, and pain?

• Taste

• Proprioception

• Smell

• Touch