Psych ch 2 quiz

The brain's oldest region is the

brainstem

The limbic system structure that regulates hunger is called the

hypothalamus

Neurons that enable people to throw a baseball by relaying messages from their central nervous system to their skeletal muscles are called

motor neurons

________ carry messages from the body's tissues and sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord for processing.

Sensory neurons

Which neural center in the limbic system plays an important role in emotions such as fear and rage?

amygdala

A neuron is best described as a(n)

cell.

Which portion of the cerebral cortex is most directly involved in making plans and formulating moral judgments?

frontal lobes

The idea that various brain regions have particular functions is known as

localization of function

Drugs that block the reuptake of serotonin will thereby increase the concentration of serotonin molecules in the

synaptic gaps

Which brain structure relays information from the eyes to the visual cortex?

thalamus