BIOPSYCH Midterms Reviewer

Neuroscience

It is referred to as the scientific study of the nervous system

D. All of the above

It is the scientific study of the biology of behavior

A. Biopsychology

B. Psychobiology

C. Behavioral biology

D. All of the above

Evolutionary perspective

The comparative approach where it tries ro understand biological phenomena by comparing different species is called

Neuroplasticity

It is arguably the most influential discovery in modern neuroscience

Dorsal column-medial lemniscus

Someone places an object in your hand while your eyes are closed. Even without opening your eyes, you are able to feel the object and felt it is a key. What sensory pathway played the largest role in the perception required to determine what the object was?

3, 2

The sodium-potassium pump is a protein pump whose main function is to transport sodium ions out of the cell and potassium ions into the cell. Each cycle of the pump moves ___ sodium ions out of the cell and ___ potassium ions into the cell

between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater

Where is the subarachnoid space located?

Faces

When Harry got older, he started having deficits in his perception functioning. He was diagnosed with prosopagnosia. This means that he has trouble recognizing -

Hypothalamus

This part of the brain is best known for its role in regulating homeostasis throughout the body. Through its connects to the autonomic nervous system and endocrine system, as well as its ability to influence behavior, it is involved in the regulation of thirst, hunger, and feeding, body temperature, and circadian rhythms, among many other things

Genetic mutations

Because organisms that inherit them are less fit, ___ usually disappear from the gene pool within a few generations

Epigenetics

is the study of mechanisms of inheritance other than modifications to the genetic code

You are cooking Nilagang Baboy for dinner. While cooking, your classmate was calling your phone, probably to inquire about your research project, In you hands, you mistakenly held the pot handle without kitchen mitts. The pain immediately made you let go. What part of the nervous system was at work?

a. CNS

b. PNS

c. SNS

d. ANS

12

How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

subarachnoid space

The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) functions as a protection for the brain by supporting or cushioning it. It fills the ___ of the brain

CNS

The peripheral nervous system is located outside the -

ANS

The part of the peripheral nervous system that regulates the body’s internal environment

Dopamine

The Dela Cruz brothers are diagnosed with two different inesses. Joaquin, the eldest brother and already in his 60s, has developed a neurocognitive disorder where his movements are affected. He would have frequent tremors, and he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Juan, the younger brother, developed psychotic disorders when he was in his 20s. He was diagnosed with Schizophrenia. What neurotransmitter that is produced in the substantia nigra, is involved?

-70 mV

The resting potential is about _ mV.

Sodium

When a neuron is in a resting state, there is a greater concentration of ____ ions outside the neuron.

Irises

The ___ are donut-shaped bands of contractile tissue that regulate the amount of light that enters the retina

stationary

The majority of the visual neurons respond only to ____ neurons