The Biological Basis of Behavior
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genotype | The genetic structure an organism inherits from its parents.
🗑
|
||||
| Phenotype | The observable characteristics resulting from the interaction between one's genotype and it's environment.
🗑
|
||||
| Heredity | The transmission of traits from parents to offspring.
🗑
|
||||
| Genetics | The inheritance of physical and psychological traits of ancestors.
🗑
|
||||
| Genes | The biological units of heredity responsible for the transmission of traits.
🗑
|
||||
| Sociobiology | The evolutionary explanation for the socail behavior and social systems of human and other animal species.
🗑
|
||||
| Broca's Area | The region of the brain that translates thoughts into speech.
🗑
|
||||
| Lesions | Injuries to or destruction of brain tissue.
🗑
|
||||
| Electroencephalogram(EEG) | A recording of the electrical activity of the brain.
🗑
|
||||
| PET scans | Provides a picture of the brain by recording the radioactivity emitted by cells during cognitive or behavioral activities.
🗑
|
||||
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Provides a picture of the brain by using magnetic and radio waves.
🗑
|
||||
| Peripheral Nervous System | Part of the nervous system that is composed of the spinal cord and cranial nerves that connect the sensory receptors to muscles and glands.
🗑
|
||||
| Somatic Nervous System | The subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that connects the central nervous system to the skeletal muscles.
🗑
|
||||
| Central Nervous System | Part of the nervous system consisting of the brain stem and the spinal cord.
🗑
|
||||
| Autonomic Nervous System | The subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that connects the body's involuntary motor responses to the smooth, cardiac muscle and glands.
🗑
|
||||
| Sympathetic Division | The subdivision of the autonomic nervous system that deals with emergency response and mobilization of energy.
🗑
|
||||
| Parasympathetic Division | The subdivision of the autonomic nervous system that monitors the body's internal functions and conserves body energy.
🗑
|
||||
| Brain Stem | The brain structure that regulates the basic life processes.
🗑
|
||||
| Medulla | The region of the brain stem that regulates breathing, waking, and heartbeat.
🗑
|
||||
| Pons | The region of the brain stem that connects the spinal cord with the brain.
🗑
|
||||
| Reticular Formation | The region of the brain stem that alerts the cerebral cortex to incoming sensory signals and is responsible fro maintaining consciousness and awakening from sleep.
🗑
|
||||
| Thalamus | The brain structure that relays sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex
🗑
|
||||
| Cerebellum | The region of the brain that controls motor coordination, posture, and balance, as well as the ability to learn control of body measurements.
🗑
|
||||
| Limbic System | The region of the brain that regulated emotional behavior, basic motivational urges, and memory, as well as major physiological functions.
🗑
|
||||
| Hippocampus | The part of the limbic system that is involved in explicit memory.
🗑
|
||||
| Amygdala | The part of the limbic system that controls emotion, aggression, and emotional memory.
🗑
|
||||
| Hypothalamus | The brain structure that regulates eating, drinking, and homeostasis.
🗑
|
||||
| Neurotransmitters | Chemical messengers released from neurons that cross the synapse from one neuron to another, stimulating the postsynaptic neuron.
🗑
|
||||
| Occipital Lobe | The rearmost region of the brain, which contains the primary visual cortex.
🗑
|
||||
| Parietal Lobe | The region of the brain behind the frontal lobe and above the lateral tissue; contains the somatosensory cortex.
🗑
|
||||
| Pituitary Gland | Located in the brain, the gland that secretes growth hormone and influences the secretion of hormones by other endocrine glands.
🗑
|
||||
| Refractory Period | The period of rest during which a nerve impulse cannot be activated in a segment of an axon.
🗑
|
||||
| Sensory Neuron | The neuron that carries messages from sense receptors toward the central nervous system.
🗑
|
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.
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
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
Mr.Knock
Popular Science sets