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Bio Exam
Bio Exam
Bio Exam
1. It is said that the impact of TRAUMA means more emotions than what the
brain can handle. *
2. In children, the effect of trauma in the brain is more physical than
psychological. *
3. It is widely accepted that the LEFT HEMISPHERE of the brain is dominant *
4. During the first years of life, brain growth is very slow. *
5. The REPTILIAN COMPLEX is that part of the brain that controls the automatic
reactions. *
6. It has been now proven that the human brain can grow and change. *
7. Recent development such as MRI CT scans, etc., has debunked most
scientific claims that the brain can heal. *
8. Sigmund Freud was a neurologist who experimented with the use of COCAINE
as treatment for mental disorders. *
9. Medication is the best line of approach to heal trauma. *
10. The hippocampus is responsible for the so called "fight or fight" response. *
11. The cerebellum and the brainstem comprise the SPINAL CORD. *
12. It is said that 40% to 70% of our brain's active wiring and rewiring is based on
our interaction with the environment. *
13. Dementia is one of Cognitive Disturbances, where memory may NOT be
affected. *
14. A hormone is always a neurotransmitter. *
15. Dendrites relay the transmission of sensation to the axon and distributes it
again to the sensory neurons. *
16. Bio Chemistry and Bio Psychology are 2 interrelated sciences that allows us
to understand human behavior. *
17. Sensation precedes cognition. *
18. The Amygdala works closely with the pituitary gland. *
19. BROCAS AREA discovered by BROCA is the feeling center of the brain. *
20. A person's perspective of reality may vary. *
21. The right lobe of the brain dominates our social and emotional reactions. *
22. A traumatizing event may affect an older person's capacity to cope, more
physically than psychologically. *
23. The left hemisphere of the brain controls the analytical thought. *
24. A neurotransmitter is always a hormone. *
25. It is now a common belief that the brain "wires" itself to how we think and
behave.*