PHYSIOLOGICAL BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM

What is biopsychology primarily concerned with?

• The study of social behavior in humans

• The study of biological foundations of behavior and mental processes

• The study of human anatomy and physiology

• The study of brain diseases only

Which term refers to the brain’s ability to change and adapt in response to experience?

• Neuroplasticity

• Neurogenesis

• Synaptogenesis

• Homeostasis

The main function of the nervous system is to ________.

• control muscles only

• control glands only

• coordinate body functions

• transport oxygen

The central nervous system (CNS) consists of ________.

• brain and heart

• brain and spinal cord

• brain and lungs

• heart and liver

Which part of the neuron receives information from other neurons?

• Axon

• Dendrite

• Soma

• Terminal Button

The fatty tissue that speeds up the transmission of neural impulses is called ________.

• Myelin sheath

• Axon

• Dendrite

• Synapse

The junction between two neurons is called ________.

• Synapse

• Soma

• Axon terminal

• Node of Ranvier

Which of the following is used to study brain structure in deceased humans?

• EEG

• MRI

• Cadaver studies

• TMS

Lesions in the brain are ________.

• Areas of enhanced brain activity

• Damaged brain tissue

• Areas of blood flow

• Artificial implants

The technique that records the brain's electrical activity using electrodes is called ________.

• fMRI

• EEG

• PET

• TMS