AP Psych- Unit 1 Vocab part A

Which lobe of the brain is located towards the back of the brain?

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Temporal lobe

• Occipital lobe

What crosses the synaptic cleft to pass along a chemical message to the next neuron?

• Myelin

• Axons

• Neurotransmitters

• Glial cells

Which part of the nervous system keeps your body’s function regulated and stable, especially after a stressful event?

• Somatic System

• Parasympathetic System

• Sympathetic System

• Sensitivity System

What part of the brain attaches the two hemispheres together?

• Limbic system

• Corpus Callosum

• Hypothalamus

• Temporal lobe

The Central Nervous System contains

• all parts of the nervous system outside of the brain and spinal cord.

• sensory neurons and motor neurons.

• the brain, spinal cord and spine.

• the brain and spinal cord.

The part of the neuron responsible receiving messages from adjacent neurons is the

• dendrite

• soma

• axon

• terminal branches

The Sympathetic Nervous system is responsible for

• calming the mind and body after a stimulating event.

• exciting the brain and body as a result of a stimulating event.

• interpreting messages received from the peripheral nervous system.

• voluntary movements within the body.

The Somatic System is responsible for

• calming the brain body after a stimulating event.

• exciting the brain and body in response to a stimulating event.

• involuntary movements within the body.

• voluntary movements within the body.

The blue part of the brain pictured here is the

• occipital lobe

• parietal lobe

• frontal lobe

• temporal lobe

The brain stem is composed of the:

• pons, medulla, spinal cord

• hypothalamus, thalamus and corpus callosum

• cerebellum

• the limbic system