Psych 11: Test Outline: TEST is WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23

 

Basic Divisions of the Nervous System

–       Central Vs Peripheral

–       Somatic Vs Autonomic

–       Sympathetic Vs. Parasympathetic

 

Hemispheric Specialization and communication (Lateralization)

 

Basic Brain Structures and their functions

–       4 lobes and their basic structures

–       Thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, medulla oblongata, cerebellum, corpus Callosum, pons, amygdala

 

Basic Structures of a Neuron

–       Axon, cell body, dendrite, myelin sheath, Schwann cells, nodes of ranvier, synapse.

 

Three types of Neurons and their function

 

Basic Medical Imaging Techniques (MRI,fMRI, CT Scan)

 

Nature Vs Nurture Debate: Understand the arguments

 

Familiar with Phineas Gage and case studies.