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TEST Psychology Unit 4a: Biological Foundations

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Question 1
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What are the three main parts of the brain. Check off three.

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Question 8
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Match the function with the correct lobe of the brain.

  • Problem Solving
  • Hearing/ auditory processing
  • Vision
  • Understanding speech
  • Decision making
  • Attention
  • Responsible for touch, feeling pressure and temperature.
  • Planning
  • Frontal
  • Parietal
  • Occipital
  • Temporal
Question 9
9.

What is the function of the spinal cord?

Question 10
10.

What is the function of the brainstem?

Question 11
11.

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
Question 12
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What does the peripheral nervous system primarily control?

Question 13
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Which system sends signals to muscles from the brain?

Question 14
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What is a function of the autonomic nervous system?

Question 15
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Which are true about the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems? (select all that apply)

Question 16
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What is the main function of dendrites in neurons?

Question 17
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What role does the axon play in neurons?

Question 18
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What is neurotransmission?

Question 19
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Which part of the neuron releases neurotransmitters?

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Question 21
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Which method uses magnetic fields to create brain images?

Question 22
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Which technique is used for showing brain activity over time?

Question 23
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What can fMRI scans help researchers understand?

Question 24
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Before the development of neuroimaging, how did scientists study brain functions?

Question 25
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In what way can genetics affect behavior?

Question 26
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How do researchers study genetics and behavior correlation?

Question 27
27.

Match each type of brain scan with its description.

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MRI
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measures electrical activity in the brain over time
PET scan
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Uses X-ray technology to take pictures of cross sections of the brain
fMRI
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uses magnetic fields to get a picture of the brain's anatomy
CAT (CT) scan
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uses magnetic fields to get a picture of brain function by measuring blood flow and O2 levels
EEG
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uses a radioactive "tracer" to measure activity in different parts of the brain
Question 2
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What lobe is labeled #2

Question 3
3.

What lobe is labeled #3

Question 4
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What lobe is labeled #4

Question 5
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What lobe is labeled #5

Question 6
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What is structure #6

Question 7
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What is structure #7

Question 20
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Match each part of the neuron listed below with the correct letter on the picture to the left.

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