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Biology Of Behavior And Consciousness Questions And Answers 2024/2025 Update
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Biology Of Behavior And ConsciousnessQuestions And Answers 2024/2025 Update
Neurons Answer: Basic communication cells in the body
Neurotransmitters Answer: Specific messages sent to different parts of the brain
Brain Answer: "Quarterback" of the system
Spinal Cord Answer: Sends messages from the brain to the rest of the body and back. Muscles
move as a result - reflexes.
Somatic nervous system Answer: Controls voluntary functions. Ex: Lifting a hand, turning a page,
writing
Autonomic nervous system Answer: Controls involuntary functions. Ex: Breathing, digesting, heart
beat
Sympathetic nervous system Answer: Fight or flight response, activated as we go into action. Ex:
increased heart rate, elevates blood
Parasympathetic nervous system Answer: Rest and digest, helps restore body back to a normal
state
Cerebral cortex Answer: Two identical hemispheres connected by the corpus callous.
, Frontal lobe Answer: In charge of personality and decision making
Primary motor vortex Answer: Language and comprehension, auditory
Occipital lobe Answer: Visual
Pariental lobe Answer: Senses
Primary sensory cortex Answer: Sensations
Endocrine system Answer: Consists of glands that produce hormones
Hormones Answer: Stimulates growth and change in activity level and physical/emotional
reactions. Ex: Pituitary - master gland, adrenal produces adrenaline
Consciousness Answer: Awareness of ourselves and our environment
Sensory awareness Answer: How aware you are of the environment around you, ability to focus
in class while blocking out everything else.
Direct Inner Awareness Answer: Awareness of your own feelings and emotions. Ex: falling in love,
anger, etc.
Conscious Answer: Things aware of at any given moment
Preconscious Answer: Ideas nor aware of now but you could recall them
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