MODULE 4
MODULE 3
NEUROTRANSMITTERS
NERVOUS SYSTEMS
And then some..
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Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is most directly involved in speaking?
What is THE FRONTAL LOBE
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In the brain, learning occurs as experience strengthens certain connections in cell work groups called
What is NEURAL NETWORKS
100
This neurotransmitter enables muscle action, learning and memory. You find the area of the brain that uses this neurotransmitter dies off in people with Alzheimer's disease. What is the neurotransmitter?
What is ACh (acetylcholine)
100
What do the brain and spinal cord form?
What is the CNS, central nervous system
100
This person had a viral infection on his brain in which it ate away at his hippocampus, and this person was forced to live only in the present time, having no memory of the past. Who is this person?
Who is Clive Wearing.
200
The nerve fibers that enable communication between the right and left cerebral hemispheres and that have been severed in split-brain patients form a structure called the
What is THE CORPUS CALLOSUM
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An axon transmits messages ________ the cell body and a dendrite transmits messages ________ the cell body.
What is away from; toward
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Influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion. An excess of this neurotransmitter is linked to Schizophrenia, and not having enough of this neurotransmitter is linked to tremors and decreased mobility of Parkinson's disease. What is it?
What is dopamine.
200
This is responsible for gathering information and for transmitting CNS decisions to other parts of the body.
What is PNS, peripheral nervous system
200
What disorder would you typically find in a person with an excess of the neurotransmitter dopamine?
What is schizophrenia
300
A scientist from another planet wishes to study the simplest brain mechanisms underlying emotion and memory. You recommend that the scientist study the
What is THE LIMBIC SYSTEM
300
Which is the correct sequence in the transmission of a neural impulse? Include these parts: - axon -cell body -dendrites -synapse
What is dendrite, cell body, axon, synapse
300
This affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal. Not having enough of this is linked to depression. Prozac is a drug that can be taken to raise a the levels of this neurotransmitter. What is this neurotransmitter?
What is Serotonin.
300
Information travels in the nervous system through three types of neurons. What are they?
What is sensory neurons, motor neurons, and interneurons.
300
A tribe in Africa typically uses blow guns to catch their prey. They use a substance called curare which comes from a plant to basically paralyze the muscles in the animals body. This happens because the curare blocks the receptors in the body, and forces messages to being sent to stop once they hit a certain point. In essence they block the receptor cites. What is curare?
What is an antagonist.
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Damage to ________ will usually cause a person to loose the ability to comprehend language
What is WERNICKE'S AREA
400
I am a relatively fast-acting chemical messenger that influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion. What am I?
What is acetylcholine
400
This neurotransmitter helps lessen pain and boost your mood.
What are endorphins.
400
Part of the PNS, this system enables voluntary control of our skeletal muscles.
What is the somatic nervous system.
400
Which region of the brain appears to have the oldest evolutionary history?
What is the brainstem.
500
Beginning at the front of the brain and moving toward the back of the head, then down the skull and back around to the front, which of the following is the correct order of the cortical regions?
What is frontal lobe; parietal lobe; occipital lobe; temporal lobe
500
The peripheral nervous system consists of what types of neurons?
What is sensory and motor neurons.
500
This helps control alertness and arousal. Not having enough of this can depress a person's mood. What is the neurotransmitter?
What is norepinephrine.
500
This system is part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart).
What is the autonomic nervous system.
500
When a person has abnormal firing of messages, these messages go from one hemisphere to the other, and drugs are ineffective. What is it likely this person has that is causing this? What would a doctor typically suggest to do to help treat this?
What is epilepsy, and a surgeon will cut corpus collasum so the firing will stay on one side and can then be treated with drugs.
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