Download Graphic Organizer-Brain Anatomy Name: * Use class articles and

Graphic Organizer-Brain Anatomy
Name:_______________________________________________
* Use class articles and suggested websites as a reference for this graphic organizer.
Region of Brain
Location
Function
*Drug Effects or Notation
BRAINSTEM
CEREBELLUM
LIMBIC SYSTEM
a) amygdala
b) hippocampus
DIENCEPHALON
a) thalamus
b) hypothalamus
CEREBRUM
(Rt/Lft hemispheres)
a) Frontal Lobe
b) Temporal Lobe
c) Parietal Lobe
d) Occipital Lobe
Nerve Cells and Neurotransmission
Neurons
Neurotransmitters
Receptors
Transporters
Synapse
Function
In your own words, describe how a chemical message is transmitted from one neuron to the next (neurotransmission). One
paragraph minimum.
Drugs change the process of sending and receiving chemical messages in the brain. Choose 3 drugs of addiction and
describe how they alter neurotransmission:
1.
2.
3.
Apply what you know about drugs and the reward pathway to eating and sex. Do each have the same effect on the brain?
If so, how is the sensation of pleasure activated? (Be sure to mention the role of dopamine and the reward or pleasure
pathway in your answer).