
PS 124 PS124 Unit 3 Exam (Kaplan)
PS 124 Unit 3 Exam
- What are some main functions of the cerebral cortex, the more advanced part of the human brain?
- What part of the brain is believed to be linked to the initial rewards center, deriving pleasures linked to animal survival, as well as possible involvement in addictive behaviors?
- What is the neuron fiber that carries messages to other neurons?
- What is the lower brain structure that governs arousal?
- Describe the role of the sympathetic nervous system
- What is the most influential endocrine gland, also known as the master gland?
- Identify the functional divisions of the nervous system
- What is an important brain change going on during adolescence?
- Describe the role of the autonomic nervous system
- Describe the type of brain development going on from infancy to age 3.
- The neuron’s response to stimulation is an all-or-none response, meaning that the intensity of the stimulus determines what?
- A cat’s ferocious response to electrical brain stimulation would lead you to suppose the electrode had touched what area?
- Define the role of neurotransmitters
- How do neurons transmit information?Â
- What are neurons?
- What is the tiny space between the axon of a sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of a receiving neuron?
- Damage to the brain’s right hemi sphere is most likely to reduce what ability in a person?
- This area of the brain receives information from sensory neurons and routes it to the higher brain regions that control the senses. This area acts as a switchboard and is called what?
- What are the functions of the older brain structures?
- What neural structure most directly regulates eating, drinking, and body temperature?