Psychology and the human brain

Front

Messages are sent from one neuron to another by flooding the gap between the neurons, called a ______________, with neurotransmitters.

Back

Synapse

Front

What traits of a brain should you look at when judging the complexity of a species?

Back

How "wrinkly" the brain is

Front

Please select the structure that is not part of the limbic system

Back

Medulla

Front

Which brain scan uses strong magnetic and radio waves to take a picture, in this case of the brain?

Back

MRI

Front

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that travel across the:

Back

synaptic gap.

Front

The chemical messengers of the endocrine system are called

Back

hormones.

Front

The master gland of the endocrine system is the

Back

pituitary gland.

Front

The oldest parts of the brain are the _____
Options: hypothalamus, hippocampus, amygdala and pituitary gland, brain stem, thalamus, reticular formation and cerebellum, thalamus, hypothalamus, hippocampus and cerebellum, frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital lobes

Back

brain stem, thalamus, reticular formation and cerebellum

Front

How do the roles of the hippocampus and the hypothalamus differ?

Back

hypothalamus helps to release hormones

Front

How can parts of the limbic system be remembered? Options: Hungry Dogs Ate Pavlov, Hungry Hounds Obey Pavlov, Hungry Dogs Eat Pavlov, Hungry Hounds Ate Pavlov

Back

Hungry Hounds Ate Pavlov