Biological and Cognitive Psychology BSc Psychology (Aston) YR1 Quiz 1 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyWeek 1UniversityAll boards Created by: Mippy1337Created on: 15-12-21 16:04 Roughly how much does the human brain weigh? 3lb (1.4kg) 1 of 28 How is a human brain different to animal brains? Larger surface area, greater brain weight to body weight ratio 2 of 28 What is the "Encephalisation Quotient" Brain weight to body weight ratio 3 of 28 What is the Encephalisation Quotient of humans? 7:1 4 of 28 How many neurons does the human brain have? 87 million 5 of 28 What happened to our skull shape during evolution? Our brain and skull increased in size whereas our jaws and teeth got smaller. 6 of 28 It is estimated that human brain size may not increase any further. Why is this? Our skull size is restricted by our birth canal size 7 of 28 How many hemispheres does the human brain have? 2 8 of 28 What is the groove between the 2 hemispheres that runs from the front to the back of the brain called? Longitudinal Fissure 9 of 28 Cerebral veins and arteries are covered in... Arachnoid Mater 10 of 28 The right and left hemispheres of the brain are connected together by a large white matter tract of 200 million neurons known as the... Corpus Callosum 11 of 28 What is the cerebral cortex made from? Grey Matter 12 of 28 What is White matter composed of? Neuron Axons and Myelin from Glial Cells 13 of 28 The central sulcus separates the... The frontal and parietal lobes 14 of 28 What is the function of the Pons? Sleep and arousal, regular breathing, posture 15 of 28 What is the function of the Medulla? Various essential, reflexive actions such as vomiting, balance, respiration rate and heart rate. 16 of 28 What is the function of the Cerebellum? Execution of motor actions, also involved in cognitive processes such as attention and sequencing. 17 of 28 The Primary Visual Cortex is associated in which lobe? Occipital Lobe 18 of 28 What is the frontal lobe associated with? Memory, planning, decision making, personality 19 of 28 What is the parietal lobe associated with? Attention, visuospatial skills, perception 20 of 28 What is the temporal lobe associated with? Memory, emotion regulation 21 of 28 What is the occipital lobe associated with? The visual world 22 of 28 What did Ramon y Cajal (1854-1934) discover? The precise physical structure of a brain cell 23 of 28 A branching, threadlike extension of the cell body that increases the receptive surface of a neuron. Dendrite 24 of 28 The neurons from which organism were big enough to see and record data from? Giant squid 25 of 28 In simple terms the sodium ion pump does what? moves potassium ions into the cell while simultaneously moving sodium ions out of the cell. 26 of 28 The level that a depolarization must reach for an action potential to occur is called action potential 27 of 28 An action potential when the depolarization reaches about... -55 mV 28 of 28
Stuff In don't know in one quiz because i am too stressed to put it in separate ones. (L&B = Learning behaviour, M= Memory, L= Language, R= Reason, M&E = Motivation and Emotion, A= Abnormal Psychology) 0.0 / 5
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