Psych Test 1

Front 1

part of the nervous system necessary for voluntary actions

Back 1

Somatic Division

Front 2

12 Pairs of Nerves

Back 2

Cranial Nerves

Front 3

31 Pairs of Nerves

Back 3

Spinal Nerves

Front 4

Part of nervous system in charge of involuntary actions (heart, lungs)

Back 4

Autonomic Division

Front 5

Responsible for revving up body, (fight or flight)

Back 5

Sympathetic Division

Front 6

Responsible for calming down the body

Back 6

Parasympathetic Division

Front 7

Contains thalamus and cerebrum

Back 7

Forebrain

Front 8

contains Pons, cerebellum, and medulla

Back 8

Hindbrain

Front 9

transmits messages between brain and rest of body

Back 9

Spinal Cord

Front 10

Scan that measures electrical brain wave activity of many neurons in the brain

Back 10

EEG

Front 11

Scan that measures activity by studying changes in oxygen levels in the blood

Back 11

fMRI

Front 12

Scan that studies brain via an injected radioactive substance

Back 12

PET

Front 13

Scan that uses magnetic pulses applied to head and induces electrical current in brain

Back 13

TMS

Front 14

important for breathing and heart beating

Back 14

Medulla

Front 15

Transmits motor information

Back 15

Pons

Front 16

"Small Brain" contains highest number of neurons or any brain structure. Important for balance.

Back 16

Cerebellum

Front 17

Gap between midbrain and forebrain, produces arousal and alarm

Back 17

Reticular Information

Front 18

Relay station for information about senses

Back 18

Thalamus

Front 19

Controls hunger and temperature

Back 19

Hypothalamus

Front 20

controls and senses emotions

Back 20

Amygdala

Front 21

Controls memory and learning

Back 21

Hippocampus

Front 22

Outer surface of brain divided into 2 hemispheres and 4 parts (distinguishes humans)

Back 22

Cerebral Cortex

Front 23

grooves in brain

Back 23

Gria and Sulci

Front 24

Part of the brain that controls motor planning, language, judgement,memory search, and decision making

Back 24

Frontal Lobe

Front 25

Part of the brain that controls attention, bodily sensations, spatial location, and integrating the senses.

Back 25

Parietal Lobes

Front 26

Part of the brain that controls vision, language and auditory processing, and integrating audio and visual information

Back 26

Temporal Lobes

Front 27

Part of the brain that controls visual processing (distinguishing colors)

Back 27

Occipital Lobes

Front 28

Part of the brain that controls voluntary movement

Back 28

Motor area of Cortex

Front 29

controls touch and pressure

Back 29

somatosensory area

Front 30

Problems with frontal lobe (problems speaking)

Back 30

Broca's Aphasia

Front 31

Problems with parietal lobe (Problems with understanding speech)

Back 31

Wernicke's Aphasia

Front 32

The brains ability to reorganize itself (Neurons can change function if areas are damaged)

Back 32

Neuroplasticity

Front 33

New neurons are created in certain areas of the brain throughout life

Back 33

Neurogenesis

Front 34

Half of the brain that deals with processing and logical thought

Back 34

Left Side

Front 35

Half of the brain that deals with spatial relationship and creativity

Back 35

Right Side

Front 36

links two hemispheres of brain

Back 36

Corpus Collosum

Front 37

Corpus Collosum Severed Surgically

Back 37

Callosotomy