unit test 2 in ap pychology

terminal buttons

Neurotransmitters are typically stored in which of the following parts of a neuron?

make and carry out plans

People who have experienced severe damage to the frontal lobe of the brain seldom regain their ability to

digesting food

The autonomic nervous system is most directly involved in

Receptors, afferent neurons, interneurons, efferent neurons, effectors

what is the correct sequence of the neural chain of events set in motion by an environmental stimulus?

ruptake

The time shortly after a neuron fires is referred to as

Broca's area

Brain damage that leaves a person capable of understanding speech but with an impaired ability to produce speech most likely indicates injury to which of the following?

the refractory period

The time shortly after a neuron fires is referred to as

left cerebral hemisphere

For most people, speech functions are primarily localized in the

hear sounds

Stimulation of portions of the left temporal lobe of the brain during surgery will cause the patient to

hippocampus

The brain scans of people with amnesia are most likely to show damage to the

the parathyroid gland

The brain scans of people with amnesia are most likely to show damage to the

SSRIs

The drugs that block the reabsorption of neurotransmitters in the synapse during neural transmission are

primary visual cortex

The occipital lobes contain

hypothalamus

The part of the endocrine system that is responsible for overseeing and regulating the release of hormones across the entire body and regulates hunger and eating is the

Paul Broca

The person most strongly associated with identifying deficits in the motor speech area and in the ability to produce speech is

right half of both retinas

The right occipital lobe receives visual information from the

homeostasis after a fight-or-flight response

The role of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system is to

lips

Which of the following areas of the body has the largest number of sensory neurons?

sympathetic nervous system

Which of the following biological systems is most likely responsible for an increase in heart rate while experiencing anxiety?

all-or-none response

Which of the following correctly describes the firing of neurons?

MRI

Which of the following is brain-imaging technique that produces the most detailed picture of brain structure?

It regulates levels of arousal.

Which of the following is true of the reticular activating system?

cerebral cortex

Which of the following parts of the brain is most active in decision-making?

PET

Which of the following provides information regarding brain function by monitoring the brain at work through metabolism of glucose?

endocrine system

Which of the following systems produces, circulates, and regulates levels of hormones in the body?

sypathetic

Which part of the nervous system is most immediately activated by sudden fear?

medulla

area of brainstem controlng breathing

brain lateralization

inclination for certain cognitive processes to be specialized to one hemisphere of the brain or the other

action potential

right half of both retinas