PSY 105 chapter 2 inquizities
what brain structure enables a water polo player to coordinate his swimming & throwing motions, while with another part of his brain he plans his next move?
cerebellum
Shelia makes arrangements for her vacation next month.
cerebral cortex
receives chemicals from other neurons
dendrites
Jan ingests a drug that causes her to tremble & twitch. Which neurotransmitters may have been affected?
dopamine & acetylochine
hormone with larger quantities in females
estradiol
glands that govern male & female sexual behavior
gonads
euphoria & insensitivity to pain
high levels of endorphins
energy burst
high levels of epinephrine
Susan remembers the names of the people she meets at the party.
hippocampus
When a tractor-trailer hit her car, Sami suffered a concussion. Her memory was impaired and she could not recall events from the accident. Which brain structure was injured?
hippocampus
Ian is motivated to go out to eat because he is hungry.
hypothalamus
On hot summer days, Devon relies on what brain structure to monitor his thirst & the need to drink more water?
hypothalamus
epileptic seizures
low levels of GABA
Parkinson's Disease
low levels of dopamine
sadness, aggression, food cravings
low levels of serotonin
chemicals that are released into the synapse
neurotransmitter
Sean outperforms the other air traffic controllers, accurately detecting three times as many potential airplane space violations. Which neurotransmitter may be present at higher levels in Sean's brain?
norepinephrine & acetylocholine
female gonads
ovaries
gland that governs bodily rythms
pineal
gland that governs hormone release
pituitary
integrating information
postsynaptic neuron cell body
receiving information
postsynaptic neuron dendrite
sending information
presynaptic neuron
A person is suffering from a debilitating anxiety. What sorts of drugs would help with this?
serotonin agonist & GABA agonist
Broca linked a loss of function in his patients to lesioned areas in the left hemisphere of their brains. What is the function of the Broca's area?
speaking
holds & releases chemicals into the synaptic cleft
terminal buttons
male gonads
testes
hormone with larger quantities in males
testosterone
Jeanne is watching the sunset over the ocean, listening to the evening birds call and feeling a cool breeze on her face. Which brain structure will organize & relay all this sensory information to the cortex?
thalamus
Jason is in middle school & is well below normal height for his age. Which hormone might be in short supply in Jason's body?
GH
John takes a little blue pill at a party. The next thing he knows, he wakes up in the middle of a field and cannot recall the night's events. What might the blue pill have contained?
acetylocholine antagonist & glutamate antagonist
A person suffers from uncontrollable tremors. What type of drug would a doctor prescribe for relief?
agonist for dopamine & antagonist for acetylcholine
Brian can tell by the look on the lost child's face that she is frightened.
amygdala
conducts electrical impulse
axon
Catherine always looks over her shoulder before changing lanes while driving.
basal ganglia
integrates & stores information
cell body
