PSY: CH 2 & 3
Speech production is to speech comprehension as _____'s area is to _____'s area. Correct Answer a)
Broca; Wernicke
An example of an inhibitory neurotransmitter is:
GABA.
Neuron fact
In its inactive state, the inside of a neuron is negatively charged.
True statement
Neuroscience is a broader field than biological psychology.
The breaks between the myelin sheath of an axon are called:
Node of Ranvier
_____ performed trail-blazing split-brain studies.
Roger Sperry
Identify the type of glial cells that produce the myelin that envelops axons.
Schwann cells
Ashlynne's adrenal gland is highly active, releasing hormones. Ashlynne is probably
Stressed
Alzheimer's disease is to Parkinson's disease as _____ is to _____.
acetylcholine; dopamine
Imagine your forearm, hand, and fingers as a giant model of a neuron. Based on this model, forearm is to finger as _____ is to _____.
axon; dendrite
The sympathetic nervous system:
dilates pupils and slows digestion.
Following a head injury, Enid has trouble making sense of what people say to her. Enid may have suffered damage to the _____ lobe.
left temporal
Wernicke's area is to the _____ lobe as Broca's area is to the _____ lobe.
left temporal; left frontal
The tactile sensitivity of a body part is _____ related to the size of the _____ cortex devoted to processing its sensations.
positively; somatosensory
Broca's and Wernicke's areas are primarily involved in:
processing and producing language.
The process in which a stimulus causes an involuntary response without the initial involvement of the brain is called:
reflex arc
The hypothalamus is responsible for:
regulating sleep-wake cycles.
In the spinal cord, information is sent to the brain via:
sensory neurons
Which lobe is matched with the CORRECT association area?
temporal - auditory cortex
The limbic system contains the:
thalamus and amygdala.