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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the brain is involved in memory?

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

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

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

    What connects the two cerebral hemispheres to one another?

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

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

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

    Which lobe of the brain is primarily responsible for vision?

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

    Which part of the brain is involved in processing memory?

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

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

    <p>Hypothalamus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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