Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

ThinkPsychology CH03

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Term
Definition
show the largest part of the nervous system; it includes the spinal cord and the brain  
🗑
show the part of the nervous system that serves the limbs and organs  
🗑
show the part of the peripheral nervous system that picks up stimuli from the outside world, coordinates movements, and performs other consciously controlled tasks  
🗑
show the part of the peripheral nervous system that performs tasks that are not consciously controlled  
🗑
show is the part of the autonomic nervous system that is always active and acts as a brake for organs.  
🗑
show the part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for functions that do not require immediate action and acts as a brake for organs  
🗑
show excitable cells that receive different types of stimulation; the building blocks of the nervous system  
🗑
Dendrites   show
🗑
show the cell body of a neuron  
🗑
show a cable-like extension that transmits a signal away from a neuron's soma toward the target of communication  
🗑
show a fatty substance that coats and insulates axons  
🗑
Terminal buttons   show
🗑
Sensory neurons   show
🗑
show neurons that carry information away from the central nervous system to operate muscles and glands  
🗑
Interneurons   show
🗑
show the number of positive inputs a neuron must receive before it transmits information  
🗑
Synapse   show
🗑
Neurotransmitter   show
🗑
Spinal cord   show
🗑
Reflexes   show
🗑
Brainstem   show
🗑
Limbic system   show
🗑
show a part of the brain that regulates cardiac and respiratory function  
🗑
Plasticity   show
🗑
show a part of the brain located just above the brainstem that receives sensory information, processes it, and sends it to the cerebral cortex; helps to regulate the states of arousal , sleep and wakefulness, and consciousness  
🗑
Cerebral cortex   show
🗑
Cerebellum   show
🗑
Amygdala   show
🗑
show a small structure in the brain that links the nervous system to the endocrine system  
🗑
show a physiological response to stressors, triggered by the amygdala, in which the body becomes prepared for action  
🗑
show involved in the release of hormones that regulate metabolism, growth, development, tissue function, and mood from the caudate and putamen to the thalamus  
🗑
show secretes human growth hormone and influences all other hormone-secreting glands  
🗑
Gray matter   show
🗑
Occipital lobes   show
🗑
Temporal lobes   show
🗑
show parts of the brain that performs a variety of integration and management functions. They are involved in the encoding and storage of working and long-term memory and, to a lesser extent, in sensory memory processing  
🗑
show a part of the brain that is responsible for generating the neural impulses that control the execution of movements  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: vjambriz
Popular Psychology sets