BIOPSYCHOLOGY STUDY SHEET ACTUAL EXAM

BIOPSYCHOLOGY STUDY SHEET ACTUAL EXAM

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✅hypothalamus. Answer: forebrain structure that regulates sexual motivation and behavior and a number of homeostatic processes; serves as an interface between the nervous system and the endocrine system

✅identical twins. Answer: twins that develop from the same sperm and egg

✅lateralization. Answer: concept that each hemisphere of the brain is associated with specialized functions

✅limbic system. Answer: collection of structures involved in processing emotion and memory

✅longitudinal fissure. Answer: deep groove in the brain's cortex

✅magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Answer: magnetic fields used to produce a picture of the tissue being imaged

✅medulla. Answer: hindbrain structure that controls automated processes like breathing, blood pressure, and heart rate

✅membrane potential. Answer: difference in charge across the neuronal membrane

✅midbrain. Answer: division of the brain located between the forebrain and the hindbrain; contains the reticular formation

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✅motor cortex. Answer: strip of cortex involved in planning and coordinating movement

✅mutation. Answer: sudden, permanent change in a gene

✅myelin sheath. Answer: fatty substance that insulates axons

✅Nervous system. Answer: made up of billions of neurons and controls our thoughts, responses, and movements; divided into the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS)

✅neuron. Answer: cells in the nervous system that act as interconnected information processors, which are essential for all of the tasks of the nervous system

✅Neuroplasticity. Answer: nervous system's ability to change

✅neurotransmitter. Answer: chemical messenger of the nervous system

✅occipital lobe. Answer: part of the cerebral cortex associated with visual processing; contains the primary visual cortex

✅pancreas. Answer: secretes hormones that regulate blood sugar

✅parasympathetic nervous system. Answer: associated with routine, day to day operations of the body

✅hormone. Answer: chemical messenger released by endocrine glands

✅parietal lobe. Answer: part of the cerebral cortex involved in processing various sensory and perceptual information; contains the primary somatosensory cortex

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