AP Psych Unit 2 Part 1

Brain tissue lesioning is best described as:

• Surgeries that impact parts of the brain like commisurotomies

• Intentionally destroying specific brain tissue that is causing adverse effects

• Scanning the brain with the aid of a slight radioactive substance

• Taking 2d images of the brain

This image uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images that distinguish among different types of brain tissue.

• MRI

• PET

• EEG

• CAT scan

This technology is the LEAST helpful to look at the brain's tissues because it measures electrical activity in the brain

• EEG

• PET

• fMRI

• MRI

The patient will be given a radioactive substance and asked to complete a task to see which part of the brain is being utilized.

• MRI

• PET

• CT Scan

• EEG

This part of the brain plays a role in keeping you alert and awake.

• reticular formation

• cerebellum

• hypothalamus

• medulla

Which part of the brain stem merges into the spinal cord and is important for vital functions like heart rate and breathing

• Midbrain

• Pons

• Medulla oblongata

• Reticular formation

Relays sensory impulses to cerebral cortex and is involved in memory.

• Thalamus

• Hypothalamus

• Limbic system

• Midbrain

This region of the brain is involved in muscle coordination and balance

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• hypothalamus

• hippocampus

This part of the brain is involved in thirst and hunger, hormone balance, circadian rhythm, and body temperature.

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• hypothalamus

• hippocampus

This part of the brain is most involved in long-term memory processes

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• hypothalamus

• hippocampus