psychology

quiz friday

What is the function of the frontal lobe

Speaking, motor movements, judgement, and decision making

What are the functions of the parietal lobe

Receives and processes sensory input for touch and body positions

What are the functions for temporal lobes

Each lobe receives auditory info, from opposite ear

What are the functions for occipital lobes

Each lobe receves visual info, primarily from opposite visual fields.

What does the motor cortex do

controls voluntary movements

What does the somatosensory cortex do

registers info from the skin senses and body movement

What happens when the frontal lobe is damaged

behavioral issues, depression, and loss of strength in muscles

what happens when the parietal lobe is damaged

you will not be able to understand what people are saying to you or writing to you

What does the hippocampus do

helps store memories and facts of events

What happens when the temporal lobe is damaged

loss of talking

what happens when the occipital lobes are damaged

vision impairments (blindness or blindspots)

What is an agonist

it is a drug that increases a neurotransmitters action

What is the difference between an agonist and an antagonist

an agonist excites neuron firing and an antagonists inhibits neuron finding

What are endorphines

morphine within

What is reuptake

a neurotransmitters reabsorbtion by sending neuron

What is a synapse

the space between the tip of sending neuon and body of the recieving neuron

where is the medulla located

base of brainstem

where are the pons and what do they do

they are above the medula and they help to control sleep

what is the function of the thalamus and where is it

on the top of the brainstem and it relays info