Unit 2 Psychology Test

• controls the right side of the body

• responsible for language/logic

• controls left side of body

• deals with visual/spacial tasks

balance

breathing and heartbeat

helps coordinate movements and controls sleep

relays important information from stimuli to other brain areas

receives information from all senses except smell --> reroutes them to different parts of the brain

a system made up of several brain structures which are connected to each other, and which is located in the temporal zone of the brain (especially related to emotions)

fear and agression

processes conscious memories

bodily maintenance - hunger, thirst, body temperature

the upper part of the brain, handling many different functions, including muscle movements, language, processing what senses pick up, etc.

the outermost layer of the brain that is associated with our highest mental capabilities

ensures both sides of the brain can communicate and send signals to each other

involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements

in charge of processing all the sensory information received throughout the day

responsible for speech production

responsible for comprehension of speech

recognition of speech, sound and visual information

participates in vision processing

involved with sensation of touch, information processing, and cognition

important for cognitive functions and control of voluntary movement or activity

plays a central role in cognitive control functions

x-ray of brain structure

uses radioactive substance to examine glucose brain function (especially seizures and alzheimer disease)

uses magnetic fields and radio waves to map structure (better resolution than CT/CAT)

maps structure and function (higher resolution than PET)

measures brain waves

looks at structure and function and takes a 3D image of the brain

receives messages from other cells

the cell's life support center

passes message from cell body to other muscles/neurons/glands

small fibers branching out from an axon

the difference in electric charge between the inside and outside of a neuron's cell membrane (negative charge when resting)

depolarize the cell membrane, increasing the likelihood that the neuron will fire

hyperpolarize the cell, decreasing the likelihood that the neuron will fire

the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse

a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon (changes charge from negative to positive)

neurons completely fire or they don't

the narrow gap that separates the presynaptic neuron from the postsynaptic cell

switching back of sodium and potassium to their original places

chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons

a neurotransmitter's reabsorption by the sending neuron

the process by which neurons develop a myelin sheath allowing them to communicate faster

pain reducing

learning, memory, and muscle movement (alzheimer disease)

reward/pleasure

mood, linked to depression

alertness and arousal

calming, inhibitary (slows down brain activity)

linked to memory, excitatory (increases brain activity)

formed from the brain and spinal cord and is the body's decision maker

fluid in the space between the meninges that acts as a shock absorber that protects the CNS

blood vessels (capillaries) that selectively let certain substances enter the brain tissue and keep other substances out

responsible for gathering information and for transmitting CNS decisions to other body parts

enables voluntary control of our skeletal muscles

controls our glands and our internal organ muscles

arouses and expends energy

conserves energy, promotes housekeeping functions during rest

chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream, and affect other tissues

"master gland" regulates bodily functions through the hormones that it produces

regulates metabolism

a pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys and secrete hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine) that help arouse the body in times of stress

sex glands

regulates the level of sugar in the blood