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| 5790923190 | amygdala | Jeanette suffers from focal epilepsy (seizures localized in just 1 part of brain). Her seizures trigger extreme emotions - most often extreme fear followed by a rage response. When she is not having seizures Jeanette has trouble recognizing emotions in other people. What part of the limbic is being affected? |  | 0 |
| 5790923191 | motor cortex | Uncle Ed suffered a stroke which damaged a portion of his cortex. He shows some weakness and partial paralysis of his right leg. What area of his cortex was affected by the stroke? |  | 1 |
| 5790923192 | somatosensory cortex | My fingers are more sensitive than my elbow so they must have more cortical tissue in "this" area |  | 2 |
| 5790923193 | temporal lobe | Extensive damage here impacts my hearing, comprehension & possibly facial recognition - this is going to make school a real struggle |  | 3 |
| 5790923194 | thalamus | Allie was having a really bad week. On Monday while she was studying her vision got blurrier & blurrier until she could no longer see at all. On Tuesday she found she couldn't hear. On Wednesday her sense of taste went. On Thursday she lost her sense of touch. Her CAT scan revealed a single brain tumor was probably producing all of these deficits. What part of the lower brain is involved in all of these sensory processes? |  | 4 |
| 5790923195 | visual cortex | - in occipital lobe, above cerebellum - receives visual input from retinas - if damaged - loss of vision, partial/ complete blindness |  | 5 |
| 5790923196 | Wernicke's area | Leon's car was broadsided by a semi causing Leon's head to smash against the driver's side window damaging his temporal lobe cortex. Now he can't understand what people say to him. |  | 6 |
| 5790923197 | angular gyrus | I can't read aloud to the class because I have damage to my... |  | 7 |
| 5790923198 | association areas | - integrates information from different receptors/ sensory areas that relay information to past experiences - if damaged - process of information slows down |  | 8 |
| 5790923199 | cerebral cortex | - gray wrinkled surface of a thin layer packed of neurons; divides into 4 lobes/2 hemispheres |  | 9 |
| 5790923200 | medulla | Walking down a dark N.Y. street late at night you suddenly feel the metal barrel of a pistol press against your head and hear the instructions "Don't move a muscle while I slip your wallet out of your pocket". Unfortunately you do move, the gun is fired and the bullet enters the brain. Breathing and heart beat stop almost immediately. |  | 10 |
| 5790923201 | neurotransmitter | - chemicals in terminal buttons that travel in the synaptic gap between neurons |  | 11 |
| 5790923204 | pituitary gland | Yikes! I've stopped growing AND can't get messages to my other glands. |  | 12 |
| 5790923205 | reticular formation | After falling through the ice on a local pond little Johnny was trapped under the icy water for 10 minutes before the rescuers finally got him out. They were able to resuscitate his pulse and breathing but he did not regain consciousness for days. Disturbance of what specific part of Johnny's brain might have resulted in coma??? |  | 13 |
| 5790923207 | auditory cortex | - in the temporal lobe, beside ears - process auditory information - if damaged - loss of hearing |  | 14 |
| 5790923208 | pineal gland | Night to day, takes melatonin away |  | 15 |
| 5790923209 | major fissures | deep wrinkles that separate the lobes of the cerebrum |  | 16 |
| 5790923210 | glial cells | - "other" cells of Nervous System - cleans, feeds, and supports neurons - a.k.a. astrocytes - outnumber neurons 3 to 1 |  | 17 |
| 5790923211 | cranium | - skull - protects brain - if damaged - head injury, skull fracture |  | 18 |
| 5790923212 | NS/ES feedback loop | Brain - pituitary gland - others glands - hormones - BACK to brain | 19 | |
| 5790923213 | serotonin | SSRIs act as an agonist for "this" transmitter thanks to blocking reuptake | 20 | |
| 5790923214 | dopamine | Gary the gambler releases "this" to his reward centers in the limbic system - too much: agitation ,anxiety, feelings of pleasure, high energy and libido, reward seeking, linked with schizophrenia too little: depression, muscle rigidity | 21 | |
| 5790923215 | norepinephrine | Imbalance to this transmitter affects my mood and memory | 22 | |
| 5790923216 | acetylcholine (ACh) | You're a contestant in a Survivor game and must use a blow-dart to kill small animals to eat for dinner. The poison on the blow-dart paralyzes the animal's muscles by interfering with the neurotransmitter than normally causes muscles to contract. Which transmitter is this? | 23 | |
| 5790923217 | GABA | Major inhibitory transmitter that is associated with anxiety | 24 | |
| 5790923218 | glutamate | Major excitatory transmitter, thank goodness this glutton helps with memory | 25 | |
| 5790923219 | brain stem | - includes pons; medulla; midbrain - alertness, sleep, balance, startle response, basic vital life functions - if damaged - organ failure, difficulties balancing and moving | 26 | |
| 5790923220 | Broca's area | - left frontal lobe, directly above temporal cortex - language production, comprehension of syntax - if damaged - broca's aphasia, repetitive speech |  | 27 |
| 5790923221 | cerebellum | On Justin's 21st birthday and he and his buddies celebrated a bit too much. When the police stopped Justin's car, he couldn't walk a straight line or balance on 1 foot. He nearly missed his face altogether when asked to touch his nose while his eyes were closed. What part of the brain has been impaired? |  | 28 |
| 5790923222 | corpus callosum | Gwen's brain has a congenital anomaly (a difference in brain anatomy that she was born with) - it lacks the main connection between the right and left hemispheres. What was Gwen born without | 29 | |
| 5790923223 | frontal lobe | Brett was a superior student and had a full scholarship, but following a head injury he can no longer plan, organize or follow through with tasks necessary for school. Where was his injury? |  | 30 |
| 5790923224 | hippocampus | Paul suffered a case of encephalitis (a brain infection) while in college. He received good medical attention but still the infection damaged certain parts of his brain. He has been unable to store new long-term memories since his illness. What part of the brain did the encephalitis damage? |  | 31 |
| 5790923225 | hypothalamus | Jan suffered a concussion in an auto accident. Since that day she has noticed a dramatic decrease in her sexual libido, a lack of appetite, and an absence of thirst. What part of her brain might have been affected by the accident? |  | 32 |
| 5790923226 | limbic system | - includes amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus - emotional control center of the brain - if damaged - sense of smell impairments, uncontrolled emotions |  | 33 |
| 5790923227 | occipital lobe | Astronaut Buzz Aldrin reported seeing bright flashes of light during his mission. Scientists concluded that high energy cosmic waves must have stimulated his primary visual cortex. Where is this located? |  | 34 |
| 5790923228 | parietal lobe | - above temporal lobe, behind frontal lobe - receives and processes sensory information ( pain, touch, pressure), spatial attention - if damaged - difficulty reading, recognizing people; objects; or pain, lack of coordination |  | 35 |
| 5790923229 | pons | All his life Ron had been a good sleeper. He often napped in the library and, yes, even in class. Playing football this fall however he received a exceptionally hard blow to the back of his head and neck. Now he suffers insomnia regularly - even sleeping pills don't seem to work. What part of the brain related to sleep may have been damaged? |  | 36 |
| 5790923230 | Homeostasis | Body's self-regulating systemS to create / maintain balance - i.e. axon firing, sympathetic/parasympathetic |  | 37 |
| 5790923232 | dendrites | a branched fiber that extends outward from the main cell body and carries information into the neuron |  | 38 |
| 5790923233 | cell body | contains nucleus, connected to dendrites and axon |  | 39 |
| 5790923235 | axon | extended fiber that conducts information from the cell body to the terminal buttons; travels in the form of an electric charge (action potential) |  | 40 |
| 5790923236 | neural impulse | electrical signal traveling along an axon | 41 | |
| 5790923237 | nodes of ranvier | allows an action potential to propagate quickly down an axon, small gaps form on axons between myelin sheath |  | 42 |
| 5790923238 | myelin sheath | insulating covering that surrounds an axon with multiple spiral layer of myelin |  | 43 |
| 5790923239 | axon terminals | bulb like structures at the end of an axon, which contains neurotransmitters that carry the neuron's message into the synapse (j) |  | 44 |
| 5790923240 | synapse | gap that serves as a communications link between neurons | 45 | |
| 5790923241 | all or none principle | neuron either fires completely or doesn't fire at all | 46 | |
| 5790923242 | EEG | - electroencephalogram - detects brain waives - generalize brain function - widely used in sleep and dreaming research | 47 | |
| 5790923243 | CAT | - computerized axial tomography - 3D picture - X-Ray - look for tumor - would not get any information about how active parts of the brain are | 48 | |
| 5790923244 | MRI | - magnetic resonance imaging - similar to CAT scan - more detailed picture - uses magnetic field to measure the density and location of brain material - gives information about the structure of the brain | 49 | |
| 5790923245 | PET | - position emission tomography - see what areas of the brain are most active during certain task - how much of a certain chemical parts of the brain are using | 50 | |
| 5790923246 | Functional MRI | - combines MRI and PET scan - shows details of brain structure with information about book flow in brain | 51 | |
| 5790923247 | Central NS | - central nervous system - brain and spinal cord | 52 | |
| 5790923248 | Peripheral NS | You're taking a short cut thru a back yard to get to your car and encounter 2 unrestrained pit bulls that catch sight of you & begin pursuit. You run faster than you have ever run before, & dive into your car just in the nick of time. It takes 10 minutes for your pulse & breathing to slow down to normal. What part of the nervous system calms down your body in this situation? | 53 | |
| 5790923249 | efferent neurons | - motor - sends information to body parts for movement | 54 | |
| 5790923250 | afferent neurons | - sensory - information to CNS from body parts | 55 | |
| 5790923251 | agonist | blocks re-uptake, excites, mimics | 56 | |
| 5790923252 | antagonist | prevents release, blocks, inhibits | 57 | |
| 5790923253 | resting potential | neuron ready to fire | 58 | |
| 5790923254 | excitatory neurotransmitter | neurotransmitters makes the receiving neuron MORE likely to generate an action potential | 59 | |
| 5790923255 | inhibitory neurotransmitter | neurotransmitters makes the receiving neuron LESS likely to generate an action potential | 60 | |
| 5790923256 | lesion | natural or man made destruction of brain tissue | 61 | |
| 5790923257 | plasticity | the ability for a brain hemisphere to adapt and do functions the other side did | 62 | |
| 5790923258 | glutamate | - excitatory neurotransmitter - memory | 63 | |
| 5790923259 | endocrine system | system of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream ( controlled by hypothalamus) | 64 | |
| 8082055489 | Cerebral Lateralization | It is difficult to swing your leg 1 direction & write in cursive at the same time/side due | 65 | |
| 8082420629 | Low heritability | Students come from all over the world to attend UCLA. Would heritability of intelligence be? | 66 | |
| 8082434694 | High heritability | Drew recently adopted 2 infants who are only a few month apart in age, but not biologically related. He raises them as if they are twins, treating them almost identically. Would intellectual differences be estimated as having low or high heritability? | 67 | |
| 8082439588 | Reuptake | SSRIs are agonists because they block "this" process & leave more serotonin in the synapse | 68 | |
| 8082468279 | Left hand | Marci is a split brain patient. When her eyes are closed and an object is placed in one of her hands, she cannot name the object. Which hand is the object in? | 69 | |
| 8082523681 | Critical periods | Because Oxana was raised by dogs from age 3 to 6, she acts just like them. This occurred during her... | 70 | |
| 8082661767 | Aphasia | What is the name of the condition that has impaired use of language due to damage of the cortex? | 71 | |
| 8108607031 | Somatic Nervous System | Needing to walk across the room to pick up papers, this branch makes you get out of your desk & move. | 72 | |
| 8108638422 | Autonomic Nervous System | This branch controls automatic / unconscious body functions - including both arousal and calming | 73 | |
| 8108662317 | Evolutionary Perspective | Although it contains hindsight bias, it does look at selective breeding & historically universal mating preferences | 74 | |
| 8108680356 | Dual processing | Brains ability to work simultaneously in the conscious & unconscious realm (i.e. fast thinking & slow thinking) | 75 | |
| 8108697817 | Adoption studies | Research that shows the role of environment (i.e. attitude, values, manners, faith, etc...) | 76 | |
| 8108703386 | Twin Studies | Research that shows the role of genetic predisposition (i.e. personality traits, agression, etc...) | 77 | |
| 8153576015 | Interaction | Do I love a happy baby or is the baby happy because I love it? | 78 | |
| 8153582614 | Curare | Ach antagonist to prevent squirrels from running away | 79 | |
| 8153599324 | Internally-made....Ingested | Neurotransmitters are(blank) while Agonist/Antagonists are (blank) | 80 | |
| 8153605588 | Hormones | The slower, chemical "siblings" to neurotransmitters that are released into the bloodstream | 81 | |
| 8153634867 | Adrenaline | Hormonal equivalent to epinephrine | 82 | |
| 8153646077 | Could say "comb" | In a split brain patient, if a comb is flashed in the right visual field and a saw is flashed in the left visual field then one could..... | 83 | |
| 8153663951 | Cortical tissue | The more sensitive the area, the more (blank) it has in the somatosensory strip. | 84 |
