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Unit #1 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the specialized nerve cell in the brain called? There is a 100 billion of them.

a)

Neuron

b)

Cortex

c)

Neurotransmitter

d)

Dendrites

2.

A ___________ is where two neurons connect. This is where one neuron communicates with another. A electrical pulse travels through the axon then transforms into a chemical where it reaches this area.

a)

Dopamine

b)

Axon

c)

Terminal

d)

Synapse

3.

Which two terms below do not make up the brain's reward triad?

a)

Cortex

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Amygdala

d)

Nucleus Accumbens

e)

Hippocampus

4.

What sense is the temporal lobe connected to?

a)

Touch & Taste

b)
Vision
c)

Hearing

d)

Smell

5.

What sense is the frontal lobe connected to?

a)

Touch & Taste

b)
Vision
c)

Hearing

d)

Smell

6.

What sense is the occipital lobe connected to?

a)

Touch & Taste

b)
Vision
c)

Hearing

d)

Smell

7.

What sense is the parietal lobe connected to?

a)

Touch & Taste

b)
Vision
c)

Hearing

d)

Smell

8.

The more a neural pathway is activated (used), the (a)   the synaptic connections along the way become.

9.

The first stage to memory is the (a)   stage.

10.

What term describe the hormone and neurotransmitter which is important for affiliative behaviors and aggressive behaviors

a)

Oxytocin

b)

Dopamine

c)

Adrenaline

d)

Serotonin

11.

Fear, affiliation, social/emotional bonding, and aggression is needed for survival.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of the following parts of the brain involved with the Reward Triad is known for assessing your emotional state and the level of threat to you

a)

Nucleus Accumbens

b)

Amygdala

c)

Cortex

13.

Which of the following parts of the brain involved with the Reward Triad is known for decision making

a)

Nucleus Accumbens

b)

Amygdala

c)

Cortex

14.

Which of the following parts of the brain involved with the Reward Triad is known for processing of a reward and release of dopamine

a)

Nucleus Accumbens

b)

Amygdala

c)

Cortex

15.

Neurotransmitters are released from the nerve terminal, spread across the synapse, and then attach to receptors on the target cell

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The brain's chemical messenger is known as a neurotransmitter

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Facial expressions, body posture, and a person's scent influences who you affiliate with

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The amygdala is weaker than the cortex as a adolescent, causing you to worry about the consequences over reward

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The (a)   controls with whom we affiliate and why

20.

What term is a trait where the brain pairs two or more senses together

a)

synesthesia

b)

punning

c)

myelination

d)

reactivation

21.

Memory is defined as the reactivation of a specific group of neurons.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Can fear stop us from taking risks that might lead to a reward?

a)

Yes

b)

No

23.

Testosterone influences the brain to decrease aggression after puberty

a)

True

b)

False

24.

When aggression starts, which two parts of the brain are signaled by the amygdala?

a)

cortex

b)

hippocampus

c)

hyppthalamus

d)

neuron

e)

axon

25.

Not all aggression is (a)   ; in many cases it is a built-in protective mechanism in your brain.