Biopsychology general questions

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1. The parasympathetic nervous system is described as...

  • having actions that are antagonistic to the sympathetic system.
  • having actions that are similar to the sympathetic system.
  • having actions that are not noticeable compared to the sympathetic system.
  • have actions that are very extreme compared to the sympathetic nervous system
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2. Maguire et al found...

  • Found larger parietal cortex in brains of people who were bilingual compared to matched monolingual controls.
  • Revealed that functional recovery can occur. Studied Sarah Scott and improvements in her speech production over time as her brain from new neural pathways and activated secondary pathways.
  • London taxi drivers had significantly more volume of grey matter in the posterior hippocampus than in matched group control. Positive correlation with length of time as taxi driver and size of hippocampus.
  • Studied medical studies 3 months before their final exams as well as during and after. Found changes in prain volvum in posterior hippocampus and parietal cortex, presumably as result of exams taken.

3. The PNS transmits messages, via neurons, to and from the CNS. It is further subdivided into the:

  • The central nervous system (composed of the brain and spinal cord) and the endocrine system (one of the body's major information systems that instructs glands to release hormones directly into the bloodstream that are carried towards target organs).
  • Autonomic nervous system (governs vital functions in the body such as BR and HR) and Somatic nervous system (controls muscle movement and receives information from sensory receptors).
  • Parasympathetic nervous system (the fight or flight response, involves increased HR and BR), parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest response, return the body to normal resting state, decreased BR and HR)
  • Glands (organs in the body that synthesis hormones) and muscles (another type of effector that causes movement within the body).

4. What does the nervous system consist of

  • Peripheral and central nervous system
  • Endocrine and central nervous system
  • Exocrine and central nervous system
  • Central nervous system and the brain

5. What is the spinal cord?

  • A division of the PNS that is an extension of the brain. It is responsible for higher order functioning of the brain.
  • A division of the PNS that is an extension of the brain. It is responsible for movement and co-coordinating neurochemical imbalances.
  • A division of the CNS that is an extension of the brain. It is responsible for reflex actions such as pulling your hand away from a hot plate.
  • A division of the CNS that is an extension of the brain. It is responsible for the higher order processing of information.
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