Psychology 1A Review Questions 3

The ______ nervous system is responsible for responses such as pupil dilation increased heart rate , and increased respiration.

sympathetic

The space between two neurons is called the ________.

synapse

The auditory cortex is located in which lobe of the brain?

temporal

The ______ of neuron contain _____ that house neurotransmitters the chemical messengers of the nervous system .

terminal buttons; synaptic vesicles

The two major divisions of the nervous system are the ______ and _______.

central; peripheral nervous system

The _______ receives messages from muscles, tendons, joints, and structures in our ear to control balance, coordination, movement, and motor skills.

cerebellum

Human eggs and sperm each contain 23 ________, which are composed of long strands of ________.

chromosomes; DNA

A ______ scan involves taking a number of x-rays of particular section of a person's body or brain.

computerized tomography (CT) scan

_______ is a technique often used in studies investigating sleep patterns. Researcher place electrodes at various locations on a person's head in order to record brainwaves.

electroencephalography (EEG)

The theory of _______ states that organisms that are better suited for their environment will survive and reproduce, while those that are poorly suited for their environment will die off.

evolution by natural selection

_____ is a state of equilibrium, in which biological conditions (such as body temperature) are maintained at optimal levels.

homestasis

The endocrine system consists of a series of glands that produces chemical substance known as _______.

hormones

The _______ is the deep groove that separates the brain into two halves.

longitudinal fissure

The _______ is the different in charge between the intracellular and extracellular space of a neuron.

membrane potentail

hyperpolarization means that the ________.

membrane potential becomes sightly more negative than the resting potential

The ______ is located deep within the brain, and it includes structures such as the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area.

midbrain

Polygenic means that most traits are controlled by ________.

more than one gene

The ______ nervous system is responsible for stimulating digestion and causing the bladder to contract.

parasympathetic

_______ asserts that our genes set the the boundaries within which we can operate, and our environment interacts with our gene to determine where those boundaries we will fall.

range of reaction

Agonists bind to ________ and antagonists bind to ________.

receptors; receptors

sensory and motor neurons of the ______ nervous system are associated with activities traditionally thought of as conscious or voluntary.

somatic

The central nervous system consists of the brain and the ________.

spinal cord

Which of the following areas is located in the frontal lobe of the brain?

Broca's area

__________ is the electrical signal that typically moves from the cell body down the axon to the axon terminals.

action potential

The ______ is involved in our experience of emotion and typing emotional meaning to our memories.

amygdala

Which type of chemical messenger do the male gonads secrete?

androgens