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WorksheetsBiopsych AP Vocab review
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Relays visual, auditory, taste & somatosensory information to & from appropriate areas
a)
hippocampus
b)
thalamus
c)
hypothalamus
2.
calms your body down after a flight or fight response
a)
RAS
b)
sympathetic nervous system
c)
parasympathetic nervous system
3.
Brain test where electrodes are placed on the scalp to transmit signals about the brain's electrical activity
a)
MRI
b)
EEG
c)
PET
d)
CAT
4.
Regulates heart rhythm, blood flow, breathing rate, & digestion
a)
pons
b)
thalamus
c)
hypothalamus
d)
medulla
5.
enables formation of new long term memories
a)
hypothalamus
b)
hippocampus
c)
amygdala
6.
Shows brain activity when radioactively tagged glucose rushes to active neurons.
a)
MRI
b)
EEG
c)
fMRI
d)
PET
7.
Helps your body deal with stressful events or flight or fight responses.
a)
sympathetic nervous system
b)
thalamus
c)
parasympathetic nervous system
8.
Creates more detailed computerized images using a magnetic field & pulses of radio waves.
a)
MRI
b)
fMRI
c)
CAT
9.
Creates a computerized image using x-rays passed through the brain to show structure.
a)
MRI
b)
CAT
c)
PET
d)
EEG
10.
Controls posture, equilibrium and movement
a)
cerebrum
b)
medulla
c)
cerebellum
11.
neurons which deliver messages to the brain
a)
Efferent neurons
b)
Afferent neurons
c)
motor neurons
12.
regulates initiation of movements, balance, eye movements and posture
a)
cerebellum
b)
thalamus
c)
basal ganglia
13.
Shows brain activity at a higher resolution when person is active.
a)
fMRI
b)
MRI
c)
CAT
14.
critical for arousal and wakefulness
a)
RAS
b)
Pons
c)
thalamus
15.
Brain chemicals that transmit messages throughout our brain and body.
a)
neurons
b)
hormones
c)
neurotransmitters
16.
Area of the brain which connects the two hemispheres, allowing them to communicate
a)
cerebrum
b)
corpus collosum
c)
cerebellum
17.
Part of the brain in charge of sleep
a)
Pons
b)
RAS
c)
hypothalamus
18.
neurons which deliver messages from the brain to the rest of the body.
a)
Efferent
b)
Afferent
c)
Motor
19.
Influences emotions such as aggression, fear and self protective behaviors.
a)
Thalamus
b)
hypothalamus
c)
amygdala
20.
controls feeding behavior, drinking behavior, body temperature
a)
hypothalamus
b)
thalamus
c)
hippocampus
21.
Nervous system composed of the brain and spinal cord
a)
autonomic
b)
sympathetic
c)
Central
22.
Part of the nervous system which controls autonomic responses such as heartbeat and digestion
a)
Somatic
b)
Central
c)
Autonomic
23.
Area of the brain, in the temporal lobe, in charge of language comprehension
a)
Wernicke's area
b)
Broca's area
c)
visual cortex
24.
Area of the brain in charge of processing sounds from the ear.
a)
Parietal lobe
b)
frontal lobe
c)
temporal lobe
25.
Area of the brain in charge of hormone secretion.
a)
thalamus
b)
pituitary gland
c)
Pons
26.
Part of the brain in charge of processing our images from the eyes.
a)
occipital lobe
b)
temporal lobe
c)
parietal lobe
27.
Area of the brain, located in the frontal lobe, in charge of facial muscles and speech
a)
Wernicke's area
b)
Broca's area
c)
occipital lobe
28.
Area of the brain in charge of decision making, personality, higher order thinking
a)
Temporal
b)
frontal
c)
occipital
29.
area of the brain in charge of sensory adaptation.
a)
Occipital
b)
Parietal
c)
Frontal
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