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49 Cards in this Set
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What is another name for a nerve cell
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neuron
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What two structures make up the body?
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Nervous, and Endocrine
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What two structures make up the Nervous system?
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Peripheral, and Central
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What two structures make up the Peripheral system?
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Autonomic and Somatic
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What two structures make up the Autonomic system?
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sympathetic and parasymmpathetic
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How much does the brain weigh
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3 pounds
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how many nerve cells are in the brain
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100 billion
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does the brain size correlate to intelligence
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no
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what is a groove in the cortex called?
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sulcus
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what is a bump in the cortex called
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Gyras
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what is one area of the brain that is responsible for memory and learning
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hippocampus
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what are the two main functions of the left side
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language, math
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what are the two main functions that the right side of the brain controls
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music, spatial abilities
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is the proportion of brain weight to body weight different for men and women
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no
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what happens to men's brains as they age
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decrease
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what does the central nervous system consist of?
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brain and spinal chord
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what does the peripheral nervous system consist of?
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everything outside the brain
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sympathetic is _____ and parasympathetic is ________?
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arousal, calming
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what are the two types of nerve cells
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glia, and neurons
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what are the three divisions of the brain?
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forebrain, mid-brain, hind brain.
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what are neurotransmitters
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chemical messages
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name the four lobes and there coresponding cotices
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1.) Frontal ; Motor Cortex
2.) Parietal; Somatosensory Cortex 3.) Temporal; Primary Auditory Cortex 4.) Occipital; Primary Visual Cortex |
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What are the five methods of researching and understanding the brain?
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CAT, MRI, PET, EEG, Lesioning
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Endocrine system is controllled by the ?
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hypothalamus
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anterior pituitary
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gigantism/ dwarfism
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thyroid
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regulates metabolism
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parathyroid
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regulates calcium- tremors and lockjaw
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Andrenal glands
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regulates sugar/salt stress
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pancreas
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sugar -insulin -diabetes
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gonads
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regular sexual development
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what controls the hypothalamus
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pituitary
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adrenal glands
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secrets adrenaline and hormones
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cerebellum
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lower portion of the brain that controls posture and balance
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cerebral cortex
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gray mass surrounding the sub cortex controls reading and problem solving
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cerebrum
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inner brain, in front of cerebellum
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corpus callosum
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nerves that carry messsages back and forth between hemispheres
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endocrine system
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chemical messages system which sends messages through the blood
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forebrain
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thalamus, and hypothalamus
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hindbrain
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medulla and pons
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hormones
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chemical messages that carry messages through the blood stream
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hypothalamus
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small area located below the thalamus that regulates the autonomic and motivates behavior eating drinking and temp regulation
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medula
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controls breathing
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mid brain
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integrates security info
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neurons
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long thin cells that make up nerves
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pons
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part of the brain that helps coordinate muscle movements instead of functions
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synapses
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the gaps that occur between individual nerve cells
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thalamus
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portion of the brain that sorts incoming impulses and directs them to various parts of the brain
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hemispherectomy
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removing one hemisphere of the brain
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endorphins
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our body's natural pain killers
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