FREE PSYCHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MODULE

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FREE PSYCHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MODULE

11 AP PSYCH EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Cerebellum

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The "little brain" at the rear of the brain stem, functions include processing sensory input, coordinating movement output and balance and enabling nonverbal learning and memory

Question 2: Hippocampus

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A neural center located in the limbic system, help process for storage explicit memories of facts and events

Question 3: CT scan

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A series of X-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a slice of the brain structure

Question 4: Lesion

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Tissue destruction. A brain lesion is a naturally or experimentally caused destruction of brain tissue

Question 5: Medulla

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The base of the brain stem, controls heartbeat and breathing

Question 6: MEG

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A brain imaging technique that measures magnetic fields from the brain's natural electrical activity

Question 7: Limbic system

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Neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres, associated with emotions and drivers

Question 8: MRI

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A technique that uses magnetic field and radio waves to produce computer-generated images of soft tissue

Question 9: Reticular formation

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A nerve network that travels through the brainstem into the thalamus and plays an important role in controlling arousal

Question 10: Spinal cord

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This is the pathway for neural fibers traveling to and from brain controls simple reflexes

Question 11: Thalamus

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The brain's sensory control center located on top of the brain stem

Question 12: Brain stem

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The oldest part of the brain and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull

Question 13: Pet Scan

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A visual display of brain activity that detects where a raidioactive form of glucose goes while the brain preforms a given task

Question 14: Hypothalamus

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A neural structure lying below the thalamus, it directs several maintenance activities

Question 15: FMRI

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A technique for revealing blood flow and therefore, brain activity by comparing successive MRI scans

Question 16: EEG

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An amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity sweeping across the brain's surface

Question 17: Amygdala

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two lima-bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system

Question 18: Pons

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Helps assists the cerebellum to coordinate voluntary movements