Unit 1 Biology Test Review

This lobe deals with hearing, smell, and music/tonality

The period of time when the neuron is unable to fire

This terms describes a patient during hypnosis detaching themselves from consciousness or their surroundings

Which form of consciousness involves the biological functions we are not aware of

This neurotransmitter aids in stress relief

If this brain part is damaged the person will be unable to maintain their balance and coordination

The inability to feel pleasure due to drug abuse

If this brain part is damaged it can cause someone to understand speech but be unable to make speech

If you injured your brain a ___ would be the best scan to indicate damage

Which form of consciousness holds a persons hidden memories which are repressed

Which form of consciousness holds hidden memories which we can be made aware of

Alcohol is a depressant which slows the body's processes down and inhibits behaviors

What part of your brain is the emotional control center located

If you burn your hand on a hot pan and immediately pull it away that is a spinal reflex

REM is the deepest stage of sleep, when your body is paralyzed and dreams occur

Which form of consciousness allows someone to bring a thought out of long term memory

This neurotransmitter is related to pleasure and too much can lead to schizophrenia and too little to Parkinson

Which sleep disorder causes the sleeper to stop breathing while they are sleeping

This nervous system controls the bodies voluntary muscle movement

This neurotransmitter activates muscle movement and too little can lead to depression & too much can lead to alzheimers

Generally, people do not have memories before the age of 3 because of

This neurotransmitter affects moods and too little can lead to depression

If you damage this area of the brain you would be able to speak but not be able to understand speech

Down Syndrome occurs when a person is born with an extra 23rd chromosome

This brain part controls hunger, thirst, sex drive and endocrine system

A split brain patient usually suffers from what disorder

Which dream theory says that our dreams are a roadway to our unconscious thoughts and beliefs

This lobe handles visual processing

How long is a sleep cycle?

The Pineal gland is the master gland that controls the endocrine system

This nervous system puts the body into fight or flight which speeds up the body's processes

This nervous system slows the bodies processes after a stressful event

This nervous system controls the bodies automatic functions such as heartrate and breathing

Chemical agents that interfer with fetal development

This lobe deals with touch and language

What part of the brain produces melatonin which induces sleep

This brain part deals with emotions of fear, anger and aggression

Cocaine is a hallucinogen

This neurotransmitter is the body's natural pain reliever

What is the term for needing more of a substance to feel the same effect

The brains ability to repair itself after damage is called neuroplasticity

This lobe is the largest and deals with muscle movement

The brain is divided into many parts which is referred to as brain lateralization