2b Brain Review

part of autonomic nervous, calms you down

• Parasympathetic 
• sympathetic 

Large mass of the forebrain, consisting of two hemispheres

• Cell Body

• Axon

• Cerebrum

this part of the nervous system is the brain and spinal cord

• peripheral 
• central

This perspective emphasises the importance of physical processes in the body, e.g. genetic inheritance & neural function.

• Biological approach
• Cognitvie approach
• Behavioural approach
• Social approach

These make up chromosomes and consist of DNA which codes the physical and psychological features of an organism. These are transmitted from parents to offspring, i.e. Inherited.

• Genes
• Chromosomes
• Neurotransmitters
• Hormones

Identify the lobe of the brain highlighted.

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe

The center of visual perception

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe

Processes hearing, language and helps us identify faces.

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe

Identify the area of the brain highlighted.

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

With respect to the brain, “plasticity” refers to the brain’s ability to change its shape with the changing shape of the skull as a child grows.

• True

• False