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HOSMERITAQA A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY- BIOPSYCHOLOGY
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST |
GRADED A+
What components make up the Central Nervous system
The brain and spinal cord
The peripheral nervous system has two divisions, what are they?
Autonomic nervous system and Somatic Nervous system
Which division of the Peripheral Nervous System contains the sympathetic and parasympathetic
divisions?
Autonomic
What is the somatic nervous systems role?
To communicate with sense organs and voluntary muscles
Which part of the central nervous system is in control of reflexes?
Spinal cord
Cerebrum
, The largest section of the brain which is divided into four sections. The frontal, parietal,
occipital and temporal lobe.
What joins each hemisphere of the brain?
The corpus callosum
What is the role of the cerebellum?
Controls motor skills, movement, balance and coordination
The dienecephalon is divided into which two important brain structures?
The thalamus and the hypothalamus
What is the function of the thalamus?
Acts as a relay station for nerve impulses coming from the senses and sends them to the
appropriate part of the brain
The hypothalamus
Regulates body temperature, hunger and thirst. Links the endocrine and nervous system
together. Controls the release of hormones from the pituitary gland
Brain stem (medulla oblongata)
Regulates autonomic functions including breathing and heartbeat.
The sympathetic nervous system
, Helps our body to respond to emergencies, fight or flight response.
Uses noradrenaline to increase heart rate.
The parasympathetic nervous system
Restores the body back to equilibrium.
Relaxes an individual by reducing heart rate and lowering blood pressure.
Conserves energy.
Each neurone contains:
The cell body (soma), a nucleus, dendrites, an axon, a myelin sheath made of Schwann
cells, nodes of ranvier and a synaptic terminal
What are the 3 types of neurone?
Sensory
Motor
Relay
What is the function of a sensory neurone?
Carry nerve impulses from sensory receptors to the central nervous system.
What is the function of a motor neurone?
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