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Psychology: Unit 2 The Brain Study Guide Review

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Brain lobe that processes visual stimuli; let's you see!

a)

Parietal Lobe

b)

Temporal Lobe

c)

Frontal Lobe

d)

Occipital Lobe

2.
In the Limbic System, controls basic biological needs such as hunger, thirst, and body temperature; controls pituitary gland.
a)
Amygdala
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Hippocampus
d)
Pituitary Gland
3.
In the Limbic System, controls aggression and emotional impulses.
a)
Amygdala
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Hippocampus
d)
Pituitary Gland
4.
Outer most layer of the brain, interconnected neural cells that cover the cerebral hemispheres; body’s ultimate control and information processing center, the “bark” of the brain!
a)
Corpus Callosum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Cerebral Cortex
5.
Brain lobe that allows you to think rationally and make decisions.
a)
Parietal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Frontal Lobe
d)
Occipital Lobe
6.
Bridge of fibers that passes information between the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
a)
Corpus Callosum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Cerebral Cortex
7.
Main responsibility of this hemisphere is creativity, spatial awareness, directions.
a)
Right side of the brain
b)
Left side of the brain
c)
Front
d)
Back
8.
In the Limbic System, brain part that is involved with learning and forming NEW memories.
a)
Amygdala
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Hippocampus
d)
Pituitary Gland
9.
Brain lobe that processes auditory stimuli; lets you hear!
a)
Parietal Lobe
b)
Occipital Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Frontal lobe
10.
Part of the brain (in left frontal lobe) which allows you to speak.
a)
Broca’s Area
b)
Wernicke's Area
c)
Phineas Area
d)
Gage Area
11.
Considered the first attempt at understanding functions of the brain. This type of “pseudo psychology” was giving meaning to the “bumps” on an individual’s head.
a)
Limbic System
b)
Corpus Callosum
c)
Phrenology
d)
Illusory Correlation
12.
Inner area of the brain that is a “doughnut” shaped system of structures at the border of the brainstem associated with emotions, drives and memory.
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Limbic System
c)
Cerebral Cortex
d)
Corpus Callosum
13.
LARGEST division of the brain; divided into two hemispheres with each divided into four lobes.
a)
Cerebral Cortex
b)
Front lobes
c)
Corpus Callosum
d)
Cerebrum
14.
In the inner area of the brain, “master gland” which regulates all other glands; one important function is to release growth hormones.
a)
Hippocampus
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Pituitary Gland
d)
Amygdala
15.
Brain lobe that processes sensations; lets you feel someone holding your hand.
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Occipital Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
16.
Side of the brain that is primary to logic, language, speech, reading, language and language comprehension.
a)
Right side of the brain
b)
Left side of the brain
17.
When a person has a problem with speech production…what is the PROBLEM with speech production called?
a)
Wernicke's Aphasia
b)
Broca’s Aphasia
18.
Part of the brain (left temporal lobe) which allows you to understand language.
a)
Wernicke’s area
b)
Broca’s area
19.
Oldest part of the brain, beginning where spinal cord swells and enters the skull; responsible for automatic survival functions
a)
Limbic System
b)
Corpus Callosum
c)
Brainstem
d)
Cerebral Cortex
20.
Sensory switchboard sending messages from senses (all but smell) to lobes and cerebellum.
a)
Hippocampus
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Pituitary Gland
d)
Thalamus
21.
“Little brain” attached to rear of brainstem; coordinates voluntary movements and balance.
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brainstem
d)
Wernicke's area
22.
The brain’s ability to take on the job/function of an injured part of the brain.
a)
Cerebral Cortex
b)
Bendability
c)
Plasticity
d)
Phineas Gage
23.
In 1848, railroad worker that had a severe injury separating his frontal lobe from the limbic system. After injury he was unable to make rational decisions and was impulsive, erratic and overly emotional. (Brain was free to work without control.)
a)
Split Brain Joe
b)
Pierre Paul Broca
c)
Carl Wernicke
d)
Phineas Gage
24.
When a person has a problem understanding what a person is saying (an issue with language comprehension), what is the PROBLEM with language comprehension called?
a)
Broca’s Aphasia
b)
Corpus Aphasia
c)
Wernicke’s Aphasia
d)
Thalamus Aphasia
25.

The right side of the brain controls the __________ side of the body; the left side of the brain controls the ___________ side of the body.

(a)  

26.

To process visual stimuli, we interpret objects in our ________ visual field through our left hemisphere and _______ visual field through our right hemisphere.

(a)  

27.

Ask the person, what word did you see?

a)

ART

b)

HE

28.

Ask the person to point with their LEFT hand to the word they saw.

a)

ART

b)

HE

29.
Bill has taken a terrible fall during soccer practice. He was taken to the Emergency Room to see if he broke his leg. The X-ray shows that the bone isn’t broken. What type of scan could be used to see if there was tissue/ligament damage?
a)
EEG
b)
MRI
c)
PET
d)
fMRI
30.
Marsha is having a hard time sleeping for the past few months. She isn’t sure what the issue is and her doctor suggests a sleep study. What scan would be used to study her variation in levels of consciousness so it can study her brain waves?
a)
EEG
b)
MRI
c)
PET
d)
fMRI
31.
Charlie was in horrific car accident and is having severe headaches. Doctors order a brain scan to see if they can pinpoint any areas of the brain that aren’t working efficiently. To do this, they first inject him with radioactive glucose to see the active neural activity areas. Which brain scan is being used?
a)
EEG
b)
MRI
c)
PET
d)
fMRI
32.
At the age of 83, George is having trouble reading and the doctors are worried it could be due to his intake of light from his eyes or an injury he had to the back of his head. A doctor orders a brain scan that will allow them to see the tissue in the brain, but also the blood flow to areas of the brain while be performs different tasks and reads. Which brain scan is being used?
a)
EEG
b)
MRI
c)
PET
d)
fMRI
33.
The body’s information system; billions of interconnected nerve cells in the cerebral cortex of the brain.
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Neurons
d)
Myelin Sheath
34.
Chemical found in the brain that reduces pain in the body; “runner’s high”
a)
Serotonin
b)
Dopamine
c)
GABA
d)
Endorphins
35.
Drug that stops the real neurotransmitter from being received by a neuron; “blocks”
a)
Agonist Drug
b)
Antagonist Drug
c)
Tylenol
d)
Aspin
36.
Covers the axon on some neurons and helps speed the message through the axon.
a)
Myelin Sheath
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Receptor Site
37.
Type of neuron allows you to sense things. INPUT from sensory organs to the brain & spinal cord.
a)
Motor Neurons
b)
Sensory Neurons
c)
Mirror Neurons
d)
Interneurons
38.
Process by which excess/extra neurotransmitters in the synapse are reabsorbed into the sending neuron.
a)
Vacumm up
b)
Agonist drug
c)
Reuptake
d)
Synapse
39.
Chemical found in the brain which makes you feel rewarded and good!
a)
Serotonin
b)
Dopamine
c)
GABA
d)
Endorphins
40.
Type of neuron that allows you to move; OUTPUT from brain & spinal cord to muscles & glands.
a)
Motor Neuron
b)
Sensory Neurons
c)
Mirror Neurons
d)
Interneurons
41.
Area of the neuron that passes messages away from the cell body toward the axon terminals.
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon Terminals
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Axon
42.
Location that a neurotransmitter is trying to go to on a receiving neuron.
a)
Synapse
b)
Receptor site
c)
Placement
d)
Homebase
43.
Type of neuron that allows you to imitate others actions, feel empathy, etc., It is believed that dysfunctions with these may be an underlying relationship with the disorder autism.
a)
Mirror Neuron
b)
Motor Neuron
c)
Sensory Neurons
d)
Interneurons
44.
End of the neuron that has many branches and is holding the neurotransmitter that are waiting to be passed on to the next receiving neuron.
a)
Receptor site
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Synapse
45.
Chemical in the brain which affects your mood and emotional stability.
a)
Serotonin
b)
Dopamine
c)
GABA
d)
Endorphins
46.
Chemicals messages that are sent across the synapse to another neuron or taken back up by the sending neuron.
a)
Synapses
b)
Agonist Drug
c)
Antagonist Drug
d)
Neurotransmitter
47.
Drug that is similar to that of an actual neurotransmitter; “mimics”
a)
Antagonist Drug
b)
Agonist Drug
c)
Neurotransmitter
d)
Axon Terminal
48.
Gap or space between an axon terminal and the receiving neuron
a)
Receptor site
b)
Dendrite
c)
Synapse
d)
Myelin Sheath
49.
Part of the neuron that is looking and listening for messages being sent.
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
REceptor Site
50.

What area of the brain is letter "A" representing?

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Temporal Lobe

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Parietal Lobe

51.

What area of the brain is letter "B" representing?

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Temporal Lobe

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Parietal Lobe

52.

What area of the brain is letter "C" representing?

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Broca's area

c)

Wernicke's area

d)

Temporal Lobe

53.

What area of the brain is letter "D" representing?

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Occipital Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

54.

What area of the brain is letter "E" representing?

a)

Broca's Area

b)

Temporal Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Occipital Lobe

55.

What area of the brain is letter "F" representing?

a)

Parietal Lobe

b)

Broca's area

c)

Wernicke's area

d)

Occipital Lobe

56.

What area of the brain is letter "A" (outside covering) representing?

a)

Myelin Sheath

b)

Axon

c)

Dendrites

d)

Axon Terminals

57.

What area of the brain is letter "B" representing?

a)

Myelin Sheath

b)

Cell Body

c)

Dendrites

d)

Axon Terminals

58.

What area of the brain is letter "C" representing?

a)

Axon

b)

Cell Body

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Axon Terminals

59.

What area of the brain is letter "D" (all throughout) representing?

a)

Axon

b)

Dendrites

c)

Cell Body

d)

Axon Terminals

60.

What area of the brain is letter "E" representing?

a)

Myelin Sheath

b)

Dendrites

c)

Axon Terminals

d)

Cell Body

61.

What area of the brain is letter "A" (gap area) representing?

a)

Receptor sites

b)

Synapse

c)

Axon Terminals

d)

Neurotransmitter

62.

What area of the brain is letter "B" (space holding small ball) representing?

a)

Receptor sites

b)

Synapse

c)

Axon Terminals

d)

Neurotransmitter

63.

What area of the brain is letter "C" (small ball) representing?

a)

Receptor sites

b)

Synapse

c)

Axon Terminals

d)

Neurotransmitter

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