Pasadena City College Psychology Questions
1. ______________ a cluster of neurons in the brain that grow with experience and become specific to certain tasks.
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2. ______________ is a part of the language association area that interprets speech and if damaged leads to
aphasia.
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3. _______________ are connected to the cell body and receive the information carried by the
neurotransmitters after they travel across the synapse.
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4. _______________ allow researchers to see what areas of the brain are most active during certain tasks.
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5. _______________ is a wide band of axon fibers that facilitate contralateral control in the brain but when
severed, only hampers certain specific tasks.
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6. _______________ connect the fatty coverings around the axons and they also help with the speed of
neural impulses.
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7. _______________ controls arousal. When not being stimulated it causes us to doze off and helps keep us
active when we need to be, like when we stress about psychology tests.
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8. _______________ in conjunction with the autonomic nervous system secretes epinephrine and
norepinephrine in times of danger.
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9. _______________ is a brief electrical charge that travels from the neuron’s cell body and is also known
as a nerve impulse.
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10. _______________ is a system that is linked with memory, emotions, and drives and it contains this
neural center: the hippocampus.
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11. _______________are characteristics or behavior patterns determined by genetics.
12. _______________ are our bodies natural opiates that are released in response to pain and vigorous
exercise.
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13. _______________ it is composed of billions of neurons and their connections and is what allows us to
think, plan, use language, and have fine motor control among other things.
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14. _______________ is a genetic disorder that results in muscle impairment and may be passed on to
children without knowing because of it’s late onset.
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15. _______________ is made up of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.
16. _______________ is the topmost part of the brain that deals with sensory information such as pressure
and temperature and contains one of the cortexes.
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17. ______________ send information from the bodies senses to the brain, they are also known as
afferents.
18. _______________ is when one hemisphere of the brain functions on the same side of the body.
19. _______________ is a part of the nervous system that is a dual self regulating system that influences
the glands and muscles of our internal organs.
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20. _______________ is when a part of the brain gets damaged and causes an inability to organize
movement.
