AP Psychology Unit 3

Makes digestive enzymes that break down food, also hormones insulin and glucagon.

This part of the Limbic system helps process for storage explicit (conscious) memories of facts and events

When the fibers of the corpus callosum are severed, isolating each hemisphere from the other.

Motor (____________) neurons connect to muscles in the body and direct movement.

Multiple Sclerosis is a result of degeneration in the:

An excess or surplus of dopamine is linked to Schizophrenia

This part of the Limbic system is linked to emotion, fear, and aggression

A neurotransmitter’s reabsorption by the sending neuron is called reuptake

A ______________ is a nerve cell that is the basic building block of the nervous system.

A chemical messenger that travels across the synapse from one neuron to the next is a ___________________

Step 5 in the process below is called...

The process by which the heritable information in a gene is made into a functional gene product

Area of the brain involved in expressing/producing coherent speech & language.

A random error in gene replication that leads to a change & can lead to missing or malformed proteins.

The sending neuron releases ______________across a ______________ to the receiving neuron.

Information from one neuron flows to another neuron across a __________.

The ORANGE portion of the brain diagram is called the __________ ______________

The genetic transfer of characteristics from parent to offspring.

Which of the following scanning techniques measures glucose consumption as an indicator of brain activity?

Known as the "hormone of love" because it is involved with sex/fertility

Sense receptors in the skin send signals up through the spinal cord via sensory (_____________) neurons.

________ in the spinal cord receive the information from the sensory neurons & send signals back through motor neurons.

Speaking and language, math calculations, making literal interpretations is mostly governed by:

X-ray photographs taken from different angles & combined by computer,shows a slice of the brain’s structure;shows damage

Early-onset familial Alzheimer’s disease and Downs Syndrome are both examples of _________ ___________.

Threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes.

Conscious processing or one aspect of a problem at a time, used to process new information

The glial cell's main functions include all of the following EXCEPT:

Combines the study of brain activity with how we learn, think, remember and perceive.

The glial cells surround neurons and provide support for and insulation between them.

The body’s ultimate Control & Information-processing center is the _________ ________. It's divided into 4 lobes

The GREEN portion of the brain diagram is called the __________ ______________

A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes.

Perceptual tasks, making inferences, modulating speech, visual perception, recognition of emotion is governed mostly by:

The brief reversal of electric polarization of the membrane of a nerve cell (neuron) or muscle cell is:

Psychologists from the ________ _____________study links between our biology and our behavior and mental processes

Parts of the cerebral cortex that receive inputs from multiple areas are called:

_________ ________ is our intuition or gut-feeling: fast, automatic, emotional, and subconscious mind track

The resting state of the neuron, charge is more positive outside the membrane and more negative inside.

German physician Franz Gall proposed that _________ revealed a person’s person’s underlying brain size & mental ability

The level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse is called ______________.

Glial cells are the most _____________ cell types in the central nervous system.

The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

Right hemisphere section, controls the body's left side: controls voluntary movements

The action potential; the rushing in and out of positively charged ions.

The myelin sheath does all of the following EXCEPT:

The ends of axon containing terminal buttons which hold synaptic vesicles storing neurotransmitters are ________ _______

What is the function of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the peripheral nervous system?

In the diagram below, identify area #1 from the choices provided.

Opiate-like neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure.

Makes estrogen and progesterone in women.

Master gland; uses information it gets from your brain to tell other glands in your body what to do

Makes hormones that control your moods, growth and development, metabolism, organs, and reproduction.

Makes make testosterone, has a role in making sperm.

Limbic system is the border between the oldest & newest brain areas and includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Step 2 in the process below is called...

The interaction of biological influences, psychological influences, and social-cultural influences on our behavior is:

Identify the area labeled #3 on the brain stem

A condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it.

A _____________________ of dopamine at the synapse is linked to Parkinson’s.

Makes a chemical called melatonin that helps your body get ready to go to sleep.

Affects metabolism, blood pressure, the immune system, sex hormones and the body's response to stress

The study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change.

Helps regulate breathing, heart and blood vessel function, digestion, sneezing, and swallowing.

Brain’s ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or building new pathways

A random error in gene replication that leads to a change; can lead to missing/malformed proteins & disease

The RED portion of the brain diagram is called the __________ ______________