UNIT 2: Biological Bases - Alyssa Russo | Library

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Match each part of the neuron to its function. Write the letter next to the appropriate function. (Drag & drop or click the term & where you want to move it)

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Dendrite		extension of a neuron through which neural impulses are sent

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Select the lobe that processes auditory information.

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4

Select the lobe that is responsible for planning and judgement.

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What is the general function of neurons?

Rebuild our chemical, electrical, and hormonal systems after stress

Receive, carry, and pass on information to other neurons

Control conscious behaviors

Produce hormones to carry messages to endocrine glands

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Your heart races. You begin to breathe faster. Your pupils enlarge and your appetite is gone. You are alert and ready for action. Your _____________ Nervous System has just been activated.

Autonomic 

Sympathetic 

Somatic

Parasympathetic  

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The all-or-none principle means that

All neurons in a region fire together

Neurons and endocrine glands work together to produce the body’s response

The action potential occurs at all parts of a neuron at the same time

A neuron always fires at the same intensity

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Visual information is processed in the ________________lobes.

Temporal

Parietal 

Occipital 

Frontal

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Damage to the amygdala would most likely have a negative impact on what?

Memory

Basic life functions

Regulation of emotion

Speech

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Also called motor neurons, the _______ send signals from the brain to the muscles.

Interneurons

Efferent Neurons

Afferent Neurons

Neurotransmitters

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Broca’s area is involved in ________.

Personality development

Speech production

Analyzing information

Soliving puzzles

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The imaging test that measures waves of electirical activity to evaluate brain function is called ________.

PET

EEG

X-ray

fMRI

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Split-brain operations may be performed as a last resort to control the effects of ___________.

Parkinson's

Brain tumors

Epilepsy

Alzheimer's

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In which sleep stage, does your body temperature drop and your heart rate slows?

non-REM Stage 4

non-REM Stage 3

REM

non-REM Stage 2

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Which neurotransimitter works directly with mood and hunger, sleep?

Serotonin

Dopamine

GABA

Norepinephrine

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What neurotransmitter is your body's natural pain killer?

Acetylcholine (AcH)

Endorphines

Seratonin

Dopamine

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Which nervous system is responsible for calming you down following a stressful moment?

Central

Parasympathetic

Somatic

Autonomic

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What brain imaging device uses a radioactive glucose to better highlight the parts of the brain that are in action during a task?

CT/CAT Scan

EEG

PET Scan

MRI

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What part of the brain connects the two hemispheres of the brain?

Corpus Callosum

Medulla Oblongata

Cerebellum

Wernicke's Area

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Which are examples of stimulants? Select all that apply

Cocaine

Vapes

Alcohol

Coffee

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Which are outcomes of sleep deprivation? Select all that apply

Increased attention

High blood pressure

Depression

High self-esteem

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Which lobe is the last to develop?

Parietal 

Occipital

Frontal

Temporal

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Circadian rhythms respond primarily to what?

Sound

Tempature

Time

Light and dark

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Which part of the brain coordinates voluntary movements and balance?

Medulla Oblongata

Hippocampus

Cerebellum

Amygdala

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A depressant or "downer" is given to people who suffer from depression.

True

False

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2.5

A stimulant or "upper" slow down body functions.

True

False

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Dendrite		extension of a neuron through which neural impulses are sent
Axon		stores neurotransmitters
Meylin Sheath		receives information and conducts impulses toward the cell body
Axon Terminal		maintains the cell and keep the neuron functional
Soma		wraps around the axon to protect the nerve fiber from damage and speed up neural messages