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REVIEW/STUDY GUIDE Brain, Body, and Behavior
Name: __________________________
Unit 2 - Psychology
Use your book to answer these questions. This will help be your study guide for your test.
1. The right hemisphere, in most people, is primarily responsible for
a. counting
b. sensation
c. emotions
d. speech
2. If a person's left hemisphere is dominant, they will probably be
a. left-handed
b. right-handed
c. better in art
d. better in music
e. both c & d
3. The frontal association area is very complex because it
a. interprets what is going on
b. interprets our vision
c. registers sensations
d. only controls our bodily movements
4. Balance and coordination are regulated by the
a. cerebellum
b. thalamus
c. hypothalamus
d. frontal association area
5. The reticular activating system
a. regulates sleepiness
b. regulates alertness
c. takes a reading of the level of activity throughout the body
d. does all of the above
6. The thalamus is primarily responsible for
a. regulating hormone levels of the body
b. relaying messages from one hemisphere to the other
c. relaying incoming and outgoing information to different parts of the brain
d. connecting the cerebellum to the hypothalamus
7. The corpus callosum
a. passes information from one hemisphere to another
b. helps prevent epileptic seizures
c. helps split brain patients solve visual tasks
d. does all of the above
8. Another name for a nerve cell is
a. axon
b. dendrite
c. neuron
d. neurodendrite
9. Which of the following CARRIES a message from the cell body of a neuron to the other neurons?
a. axon
b. dendrite
c. synapse
d. none of the above
10. The part of the neuron that RECEIVES messages, like the branches of a tree, is called a(n)
a. axon
b. dendrite
c. synapse
d. neurotransmitter
11. Neurotransmitters
a. help send information from one neuron to another
b. are chemical messengers
c. help bridge the gap between two neurons
d. include all of the above
12. The neurotransmitter dopamine primarily affects
a. movement
b. sleepiness
c. sense of well-being
d. aggression
e. all of the above
13. The spaces between neurons are called
a. axons
b. dendrites
c. synapses
d. neurotransmitters
14. Endorphins
a. help control bodily movements
b. regulate basic bodily functions
c. relieve pain & increase well-being
d. are growth hormones
15. Which of the following areas of the brain is so complex that it essentially makes up one’s personality?
a. frontal lobe area
b. visual area
c. sensory strip area
d. motor strip area
16. Neurons are essentially
a. chemical messengers
b. larger dendrites
c. nerve cells
d. all of the above
17. The adrenal glands
a. control the speed of bodily processes
b. activate other glands & control growth
c. make sperm and eggs for reproduction
d. cause excitement to prepare for emergency
18. The difference between sensation and perception is that
a. sensation is the interpretation of information, while perception is simply the information
b. sensation is a receiving information, while perception is organizing the information
c. sensation is a internal and perception is external
d. sensation is a reaction to a perception
Matching
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1. _____Control all body movements; band near frontal lobe
a. Thalamus
2. _____Registers all sensation; band on parietal lobe
b. Hypothalamus
3. _____Regulates basic needs and emotions (hunger, thirst, sex, fear)
c. Cerebellum
4. _____Organizes balance and accuracy; lower brain
d. Motor Strip
5. _____Post Office; relay station for incoming & out going messages
e. Sensory Strip
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Labeling/Short Answer
1. Label the neuron using the items from the word blank. (5 pts)
Dendrites
Axon
Cell body
Synapse
Neurotransmitters