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Brain and neuropsychology overview quiz - AQA GCSE Psychology quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What makes up the central nervous system (CNS)?

  2. Which system carries messages between the CNS and the rest of the body?

  3. Which branch of the autonomic nervous system arouses the body for action?

  4. Which hormone is released during the fight or flight response?

  5. Which type of neuron carries messages from the sense organs to the CNS?

  6. How does a message cross the synapse between two neurons?

  7. What is the function of the myelin sheath?

  8. Which lobe of the cerebral cortex processes visual information?

  9. Which structure controls balance and coordinated, fine movement?

  10. What does localisation of function mean?

  11. Broca's area, in the left frontal lobe, is responsible for what?

  12. Which scanning technique uses X-rays to show the brain's structure?