Psychology 121: The Brain, Nervous System, Endocrine System, & More.

The Cerebrum

Conscious thoughts

Frontal Lobe

Judgement

Parietal Lobe

Touch

Occipital Lobe

Vision

Temporal Lobe

Hearing

The Pons

Taste

Medulla Oblongata

Heart beat

The Cerebellum

Balance/equilibrium

The Limbic System

Learning

Corpus Callosum

Nerve bundle; connects the Brain hemispheres (Right Brain and Left Brain)

Central Nervous System

Brain and spine

Peripheral System

Nerves

Somatic Nervous System

Manual Functions

Autonomic Nervous System

Automatic Functions

Sympathetic Nervous System

Fight or Flight

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Rest and Digest

The function of Dendrites

Receive messages

The function of the Myelin Sheath

Insulator of the Axon. Helps messages to travel across neurons faster.

Identify part ‘A’ of the Neuron

Dendrite

Identify part ‘B’ of the Neuron

Cell Body or Soma

Identify part ‘C’ of the Neuron

Nucleus

Identify part ‘D’ of the Neuron

Schwann Cell

Identify part ‘E’ of the Neuron

Myelin Sheath

Identify part ‘F’ of the Neuron

Node of Ranvier

Identify part ‘G’ of the Neuron

Axon/Presynaptic Terminal

Identify part ‘H’ of the Neuron

Axon

Pineal Gland

Circadian Rhythm (melatonin)

The Hypothalamus

Homeostasis

Pituitary Gland

Growth Hormone and “messenger”

Thyroid Gland

Metabolism

Parathyroid Gland

Regulate calcium

Adrenal Gland

Emergency warning system (adrenaline)

Pancreas

Production of insulin and maintenance of blood sugar

Ovaries

Estrogen

Testes

Testosterone

Thymus

Immune System

Adrenaline

Fight or Flight

Cortisol

Stress

Melatonin

Sleep

Growth Hormone

Growth

Insulin

Blood sugar

Right side of the body is controlled by…

The left side of the Brain.

Left side of the body is controlled by…

The right side of the Brain.

EEG

Measures electric signals of the brain

MRI

Uses magnets

PET Scan

Radioactive material injection and monitoring

CT Scan

X-Rays

Chromosomes

23 Pairs (46 total)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Building blocks (instructions) of the body

Genotype

Genetic makeup (Ex; EE, Ee, ee)

Phenotype

Physical traits

Punnett Squares (just flip this one over)

Not specifically on the test but it may be helpful to know how to use one to answer questions.

Homozygous

EE or ee (Only recessive or dominant genes)

Heterozygous

Ee (Dominant trait; Recessive carrier)

Recessive Allele

Lowercase gene. Will not be expressed as a physical trait (phenotype) in the presence of a Dominant Allele.

Nature vs Nurture (Not on the test!)

Not on the test. The concept that some factors, such as height, may not only be influenced by genetic makeup but also the environment that the individual was raised in.