Thursday, December 16, 2010

review test day five

Review Test
1.) What kind of messengers does the endocrine system secrete?

2.) What are glial cells?


3.) Where is a dendrite located?

4.) What is the function of the pituitary glands?


5.) Which side of the brain is more visual?

6.) What does selectively permeable mean?


7.) Which is more influential the pituitary or the adrenal glands?

8.) What is the meaning of the word inhibitory when it comes to neuroscience?


9.) Explain what procedures like CT and PET scans are used for.

10.) What do the endorphins do in the brain?


11.) What is the function of the medulla?

12.) What is acetylcholine?


13.) Where is the cerebellum located?

14.) Describe the parts of the nervous system.


15.) What does the hypothalamus do?

16.) Which system in the nervous system is responsible for slowing a person’s heartbeat?

review test day 4

Review Test
1.) Describe what Broca’s area is.

2.) What is the hypothalamus?


3.) What is the cause of aphasia?

4.) What is the central core of the brain?


5.) What are the areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in motor or sensory functions called?


6.) Describe the functions of the motor cortex.

7.) Neurons that cluster into work groups are called what?


8.) Describe the structure of the cortex.

9.) Describe the functions of the sympathetic nervous system.

10.) The deterioration of what neurotransmitter is associated with Alzheimer’s disease?


11.) What is a neuron?

reiew test day 2

Review Test
1.) What two body parts form the central nervous system?

2.) What is the role of a sensory neuron?


3.) What is the difference between the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems?

4.) Describe the function of a receptor site.

5.) What is a reflex?


6.) Give a real world example of a time when your parasympathetic nervous system would be important.

7.) Explain the function of interneurons.

8.) Explain why the axon is important to the neuron.


9.) Name some of the functions of the parasympathetic nervous system.

10.) Name some of the functions of the sympathetic nervous system.

11.) Explain how neurons communicate.

12.) What is the importance of endorphins?

review test day one

REVIEW TEST
1.) The basic building block of the nervous system is called what?

2.) Which part of a neuron insulates axons and helps speed their impulses?


3.) A neuron fires impulses when it receives signals from sense receptors. These signals can be stimulated by what three things?

4.) What is the space between an axon terminal end of a neuron and the receiving neuron called?


5.) What is the function of a neurotransmitter?

6.) Explain the difference between an agonist and an antagonist.


7.) Give a real world example of a situation or disease that is caused by the blocking of acetylcholine.
8.) Explain why drugs affect endorphins.

9.) Describe the location of the synapse.


10.) Draw a diagram of a neuron (to the best of your ability) and label it.

review test day 3

Review Test
1.) What is the function of the medulla?

2.) What happens to your brain if you flood it with artificial opiates?


3.) Where is the reticular formation located?

4.) Explain what happens when someone gets a CT scan.


5.) Name the parts of the limbic system.

6.) What happens after an action potential reaches an axon terminal?


7.) Explain the importance of the cerebellum.

8.) Our automatic response to stimuli is called?


9.) What structure helps keep the body’s internal environment in a steady state?

10.) What part of a neuron forms junctions with other cells?


11.) What is considered the sensory switchboard of the brain?

12.) Describe the location of motor neurons.

outline day 4

1.) Preview: An important part of the brain is the cerebral cortex. The cerebral cortex is the fabric that covers the two hemispheres. In the hemispheres there are four areas. The frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the occipital lobe, and the temporal lobe. There are small regions within the lobes that control muscle movements and get information from the senses of the body. Some of the regions of the brain have specific jobs to do. The jobs of the brain are split up and then eventually integrated through neural networks. If a region of the brain is damaged when you are young, another region will pick up its tasks. This shows the brain’s plasticity. As we age, the brain becomes less plastic.
2.) Listen to photo story
3.) Go through power point (take notes below)

Cerebral Cortex
1.) The Cerebral Cortex:
a. Glial cells:
b. Frontal lobes:
c. Parietal lobes:
d. Occipital lobes:
e. Temporal lobes:
2.) Functions of the cortex
a. Motor cortex:
b. Sensory cortex:
c. Association areas:
d. Aphasia:
e. Broca’s Area:
f. Wernicke’s Area:
3.) Brain reorganization
a. Plasticity:

Outline day 5

Preview: The brain is a very important part of the body. There are many effects that can occur when a brain is damaged. CT, MRI, EEG, and PET scans are some of the procedures that can be done to reveal brain structures. To do this, the instruments used during the procedure electrically stimulate specific areas of the brain. It also records the brain’s electrical activity on the surface. Another interesting fact about brains is the divided brain. The left hemisphere is known to be crucial for language. Research has found that the left hemisphere tends to be more verbal and the right hemisphere is more visual. The functions of both sides come together to complete the brain. There is also the endocrine system which is the body’s slower information system. It accomplishes its tasks by releasing it’s hormones from the endocrine glands.
2.) Listen to Photo Story
3.) Go through Power Point (take notes below)


The Brain

1.) Brain Discovery
a. Brain lesions:
b. Electroencephalogram:
c. CT Scan:
d. PET Scan:
e. MRI:

2.) Split Brain
a. Right Hemisphere:
b. Left Hemisphere:
c. Corpus Callosum:

3.) Endocrine System
a. Hormones:
b. Adrenal Gland:
c. Pituitary Gland: