Psychology Unit 4a Quiz: Biological Foundations

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20 questions
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What are the three main parts of the brain. Check off three.

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What lobe is labeled #2

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What lobe is labeled #3

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What lobe is labeled #4

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What lobe is labeled #5

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What is structure #6

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What is structure #7

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Match the function with the correct lobe of the brain.

  • Attention
  • Responsible for touch, feeling pressure and temperature.
  • Understanding speech
  • Vision
  • Planning
  • Problem Solving
  • Decision making
  • Hearing/ auditory processing
  • Frontal
  • Parietal
  • Occipital
  • Temporal
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What is the function of the spinal cord?

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What is the function of the brainstem?

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Match the function or description to the part of the brain.

  • Coordinates movement
  • Largest part of the brain
  • Responsible for balance
  • Controls heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure
  • Made up of the left and right hemisphere
  • Cerebrum
  • Brain stem
  • Cerebellum
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What does the peripheral nervous system primarily control?

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Which system sends signals to muscles from the brain?

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What is a function of the autonomic nervous system?

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Which are true about the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems? (select all that apply)

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What is the main function of dendrites in neurons?

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What role does the axon play in neurons?

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What is neurotransmission?

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Which part of the neuron releases neurotransmitters?

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Match each part of the neuron listed below with the correct letter on the picture to the left.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
C
dendrites
A
Nucleus
D
axon
E
soma (cell body)
B
axon terminals/ terminal buttons