Download Ch. 3: Biology and Behavior Study Guide Multiple choice: Neurons

Ch. 3: Biology and Behavior Study Guide
Multiple choice:
Neurons – what are they, how many in your body, purpose?
Synapses – where located?
Peripheral nervous system – function
Thalamus – function
Acetylcholine – what is it, result of too much or too little
Central nervous system – main parts
Hindbrain – controls what functions
Autonomic system – regulates what functions
Thyroid – too much, too little, functions
Testosterone – produced by which glands
Broca’s and Wernicke’s area – associated with what function
Right brain – left brain
Pituitary gland – produces what, where is it located
Electroencephalogram –
Corpus callosum – main function
Parietal lobe –
Cerebrum –
Genes – what are they
Deoxyribonucleic acid –
Cretinism – what causes it
Identical twins studies –
Pairs of chromosomes –
Nature vs nurture –
Matching part 1:
Dendrites
Peripheral nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Neurons
Axon
Myelin
cell body
Matching part 2:
Neurotransmitters
Thalamus
Pons
Cerebellum
Limbic system
Corpus callosum
Cerebral cortex