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Brain
quiz 10/14/2011
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Psychology
11th Grade
10/13/2011

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Term
Two parts of the Peripheral Nervous System
Definition
Somatic Nervous system
Autonomic Nervous system
Term
Somatic Nervous System
Definition
voluntary movement
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Autonomic Nervous System
Definition
Sympathetic
Parasympathetic
Term
Sympathetic Nervous System
Definition
Crisis Management
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Parasympathetic Nervous System
Definition
Long term survival
Term
What are the components of the hind brain?
Definition
Pons, Medula, Cerebellum
Term
connect brainstem to cerebellum
Definition
pons
Term
relay station between hind and forebrain
Definition
pons
Term
plays role in sleep cycles
Definition
pons
Term
facial expression
Definition
pons
Term
brainstem, attached to spinal chord
Definition
medula
Term
controls blood circulation and breathing
Definition
medula
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regulates basic reflexes (i.e. sneezing, salivation)
Definition
medula
Term
maintains muscle tone
Definition
medula
Term
coordinates motor function
Definition
cerebellum
Term
reaction & reflexes
Definition
cerebellum
Term
equilibrium and balance
Definition
cerebellum
Term
Limbic System
Definition
regulates emotion, memory, motivation
made of hippocampus and amygdala
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Hippocampus
Definition
memory coordination
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Amygdala
Definition
emotion and fear
Term
spatial info
Definition
right hemisphere
Term
nonverbal data
Definition
right hemisphere
Term
facial recognition
Definition
right hemisphere
Term
interpret emotional cues
Definition
right hemisphere
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right hemisphere
Definition
controls left side of the body
Term
left hemisphere
Definition
right side of the body control
Term
Wernicke's and Broca's Areas
Definition
left hemisphere
Term
remembering, reasoning, and processing language
Definition
left hemisphere
Term
Corpus Callosum
Definition
connects hemispheres
Term
Occipital Lobe
Definition
sight and visual processes
primary visual cortex
Term
Parietal Lobe
Definition
sense of touch
primary somatosensory cortex
body position in space
Term
Temporal Lobe
Definition
hearing
equilibrium
primary auditory cortex
Wernicke's Area
Term
Frontal Lobe
Definition
Broca's area
primary motor cotex
prefrontal cortex
Term
Prefrontal Cortex
Definition
memory of temporal sequence
reasoning
working memory
organize & monitor thought process
emotional control
concentration/intelligence
Term
Wernicke's Area
Definition
understanding of speech
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Broca's Area
Definition
the ability to speak and form words
Term
Mid Brain
Definition
integrates senses and responses
releases dopamine for its role in voluntary movement
coordinates senses and movement
Term
Reticular Formation
Definition
runs through hindbrain and midbrain
muscle reflexes, breathing, perception of pain
best known for regulation of sleep/arousal
if not functioning--> deep coma
Term
Thalamus
Definition
brain's relay center
integrates info from senses
allows senses to work together
sensory info from brainstem to cerebral cortex
Term
Hypothalamus
Definition
controls autonomic nervous system
body temperature
links brain and endocrine system
regulates the four f's: fighting, fleeing, feeding, and mating
Term
What is the cerebrum?
Definition
The cerebral cortex is divided into lobes: occipital, parietal, temporal, and frontal. It is made up of two hemispheres: right and left.
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