AP Psychology neuroscience test

A person's Broca's area on his left hemisphere was affected when he experienced a stroke. What ability could be affected?

Ability to speak

______ is a drug designed to mimic a neurotransmitter; whereas _______ drugs block the function of a neurotransmitter from occurring.

Agonist & Antagonist

Which part of the brain controls balance and coordinates movement?

Cerebellum

Which part of a neuron receives information from other neurons?

Dendrites

_______ travel within the central nervous system

Interneurons

_______ controls heartbeat and hearing

Medulla

______ neurons travel back through the efferent nerves in the peripheral nervous system allowing a response or movement

Motor

Multiple sclerosis could disintegrate a neuron's _________, which ultimately could affect the speed of a neural impulse

Myelin sheath

__________ scan measures brain activity through injecting a radioactive glucose that allows to observe the brain is functioning

PET

_______ coordinates movement on the left side and right side of the body as well as dreams

Pons

_______ controls wakefulness and arousal

Reticular formation

_______ neurons carry sensory information through afferent nerves in the peripheral nervous system

Sensory

________ nervous system, which is part of the peripheral nervous system, controls voluntary bodily movements

Somatic

A message from another neuron causes the inside of the receiving neuron to become positive as sodium ions start to enter leading to an action potential. This process is called:

Synaptic discharge

_________ is a relay for all sensory information excluding _______

Thalamus;smell

__________ connects the left and right hemisphere

corpus callosum

Which lobe is connected with thinking, planning and emotional control?

frontal

The endocrine system is comprised of _________ that circulate in the bloodstream

hormones

Which part of the brain controls eating, drinking, body temperature and provides a link between the brain and the endocrine system?

hypothalamus

What is a chemical messenger that travels through gaps or synapses between neurons?

neurotransmitter

_______ lobes control vision; ______ lobes control audition or hearing.

occipital and temporal