Transcript Unit 2 Review Game

Neurotransmission
& the Brain
Nervous System
Endocrine
System
Research
Behavior Genetics
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This part of the brain, known as the “sensory
switchboard,” sits atop the brainstem and
relays messages between lower brain centers
and the cerebral cortex
Thalamus
This part of the cerebral
cortex controls sensation
and helps with the
processing of mathematical,
spatial associations
Parietal lobe
What type of input must be
received for a neuron to
generate an action potential?
More excitatory input than
inhibitory input to surpass the
“threshold” and cause neuron
to “fire”
Chemical substances that
mimic or enhance the effects
of neurotransmitters are
known as __Agonist____.
The most common excitatory
neurotransmitter, it is
released by over half of the
neural synapses and plays a
role in learning and memory
formation
Glutamate
This part of the nervous
system becomes engaged
when we are aroused and
expend energy
Sympathetic nervous
system
Heartbeat, digestion
and other involuntary
processes are
controlled by this part
of the nervous system
Autonomic nervous
system
This is the part of the
nervous system that
controls voluntary
muscles
Somatic nervous
system
Which part of the nervous
system is active when our
appetite returns and our
heartbeat slows following
exercise?
Parasympathetic nervous
system
If John burns his hand on a
candle, the pain message
would be carried to his spinal
cord by the _____________
nervous system
Somatic nervous system
(Sensory neurons)
Considered to be the
“master gland,” it is
located in the brain and
releases hormones that
influence growth
Pituitary gland
Which hormone, released
by the endocrine system’s
sex glands, stimulates
growth of the male sex
organs?
Testosterone
Final Question
This naturally produced chemical
in the body modifies the action of
neurotransmitters as it binds to
neurons and impacts our
perception of pain
Endorphins
This gland is located in
the neck and regulates
metabolism
Thyroid
Epinephrine and
norepinephrine are
_________ that are released
by the _______ gland
Hormones; adrenal
This tool allows us to study
the electrical activity in
the brain by providing an
amplified read-out of the
waves of electrical activity
EEG
The brain research
technique involves the
monitoring of the brain’s
usage of glucose and
generates images similar
to that below
PET Scan
The image below depicts
brain activity shown
through which brain
researching technique?
EEG
Early forms of brain
research that involved the
natural or experimental
destruction of brain tissue
were known as
____Lesioning____
How is the fMRI different from
the MRI scan?
Multiple images
What does it allow researchers
to see?
Brain activity – oxygen
consumption shows blood flow
Which group is more likely
to develop the same
mental illness?
Fraternal twins
or
Identical twins
Gender refers to…
Biological and social
definition of male and
female
A pair of adopted children
raised in the same home
are most likely to have
similar _________________
Manners, values, beliefs
What have adoption studies
revealed about the
personalities of adopted
children?
Temperament and personality
are more closely aligned to
biological parents
To say that the heritability
of a trait is approximately
50 percent means…
When considering
variation of a trait within a
group of people, 50% can
be attributed to genes