Unit 1 Human Nervous System
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Which division of the human nervous system controls volitional behaviors?

  • Peripheral Nervous System
  • Central Nervous System
  • Somatic Nervous System (correct)
  • Autonomic Nervous System

Which part of the central nervous system is responsible for coordinating basic life-sustaining functions like breathing and heart rate?

  • Spinal Cord
  • Cranial Nerves
  • Brain
  • Brain Stem (correct)

Which nervous system controls non-volitional behaviors like digestion and breathing?

  • Somatic Nervous System
  • Central Nervous System
  • Peripheral Nervous System
  • Autonomic Nervous System (correct)

Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating emotions such as fear and aggression?

<p>The brainstem (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is involved in memory?

<p>The hippocampus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain influences the sleep-wake cycle?

<p>The thalamus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is responsible for overseeing processes associated with more awareness and voluntary control, such as speaking and planning?

<p>Cerebrum (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What connects the two cerebral hemispheres to one another?

<p>Corpus callosum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What have we learned about the brain from studying split-brain patients?

<p>The brain is contralateral (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which lobe of the brain is primarily responsible for vision?

<p>Occipital lobe (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which lobe of the brain is responsible for processing information related to language and decision making?

<p>Frontal lobe (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which lobe of the brain is responsible for receiving inputs from the skin and muscles?

<p>Parietal lobe (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is involved in processing memory?

<p>Cingulate gyrus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is involved in regulating endocrine hormones?

<p>Hypothalamus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is involved in coordinating motor movements?

<p>Globus pallidus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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