Conjunction Function, what's are Neurons' functions
Brain Structures
I'm getting nervous about Nervous Systems
Definitions
C'mon....it's Extra Credit!
100
If you touch something hot, ____ neurons---often called ___ neurons---send the signal to the spinal cord.
What is the sensory/afferent neuron?
100
Damage to this brain area would have a profound impact on motor learning.
What is the cerebellum?
100
This nervous system consists of the brain and the spinal cord
What is the Central nervous system?
100
These basic units of the nervous system receive, integrate, and transmit information in the nervous system
What are neurons?
100
This individual instructs your Psychology 201 course and is also a brillant person.
Who is Professor Smart?
200
If you touch something hot, ____neurons---often called ___neurons---send a signal from the spinal cord to your muscle to withdraw your finger. HINT: to your MUSCLE
What is the motor/efferent neuron?
200
This lobe of the cerebral cortex is involved with auditory information.
What is the temporal lobe?
200
This nervous system consists of all the other nerve cells in the rest of the body
What is the Peripheral nervous system?
200
This fatty substance insulates axons and allows for rapid movement.
What is the myelin sheath?
200
There are two major assignments in this class that are worth 100 points each. Name one of these assignments.
What is the Research Proposal Project Outline? OR What is the Research Proposal Project Final?
300
Name three parts of a neuron.
Dendrite, cell body, terminal button, axon, nodes of ranvier
300
Name two parts of the cerebral cortex. HINT: they are lobes
What is the occiptal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, and frontal lobe?
300
The quick behavioral response and increased heart rate and respiration a person experiences when he/she is scared is most likely due to the ______ nervous system; the relief and decrease in heart rate are likely due to the _______ nervous system
What is sympathetic nervous system [first answer] and the parasympathetic nervous system [second answer]?
300
These drugs or substances block the effects of neurotransmitters
What are antagonists?
300
Your class meets on _____ at _____ o'clock
What is Thursday at 7 pm?
400
When not active, neurons have a negative electrical charge. This is referred to as:
What is the resting potential?
400
Although this was not discussed during the lecture of Chapter 3, the textbook describes the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is responsible for:
a) the master of hte body
b) mastery of skills
c) faciliates cognitive mastery of problems
d) controls the release of hormones
What is the controlling the release of hormones?
400
During one of the class sessions I told students that they were going to have a pop quiz in order to evoke fear. What part of the nervous system was I trying to teach students about when scaring them?
What is the peripheral nervous system?
400
These are chemical substances that carry messages from one neuron to the next.
What are neurotransmitters?
400
This is the primary form of communication (i.e. phone, e-mail, text) that your PSY 201 instructor prefers to use if you have questions.
What is e-mail?
500
These types of ions control neuron firing.
What are sodium and potassium?
500
The brain stem consists of three parts. Name those three parts.
What is the pons, medulla, and the midbrain
500
Name the primary nervous systems in your body.
What is the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system?
500
This neurotransmitter is involved in emotional states, dereaming, and impulse control.