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28 Cards in this Set
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To cushion it against external pressure and shock, the eye is filled with a gelatinous liquid known as the ________.
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Vitreous humor
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Visual processing is a complex process that involves up to ____ of the human brain.
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2/3
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Almost 2/3 of all neurons in the human brain are located in te "mammalian brain," otherwise known as the _______.
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Cerebral cortex
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Basic physiological processes such as breathing and digestion are controlled by the ____.
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brain stem
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the portion of the brain where visual information is processed is known as the ____.
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Visual cortex
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Language is in the ___ side of the brain.
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Left
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Brain's ability to filter out visual info and only allow recogntion of input that is important is called _____
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subliminal perception
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brain uses ___% of body's energy and is ___% of the body's weight
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20% body energy, 2% weight
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____ have long cellular processes known as axons and dendrites.
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Nerve cells
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the ____ conduct ____ toward the cell body, wheras the axons conduct electrical signals away fro the cell body.
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dendrites, electrical signals
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basic functions of nerves have remained essentially unchanged for ____ million years.
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500
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Brain weighs
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3 lbs
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detects a constant stream of electrical lsignals
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EEG
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Brain imaging techniques such as ____ and ____ can easily visualize damage to different regions of the brain.
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MRI, CAT
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The brain cannot survive more than a few minutes w/out ___ and ____.
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oxygen and glucose
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____ cells are operated by an comboination of electrical currents and chemical transmitters.
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Nerve
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Neurotransmitters are released into the ___ ____ when released by the axon.
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synaptic cleft
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Female genetaila develops at 6 weeks from ____
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Mullerian ducts
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Male genetaila develops at 6 weeks from ___.
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Wolffian ducts
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the determining y gene is known as ___
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SRY
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CAIS stands for
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Complete Androgen Insensitive Syndrome
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Turners Syndrome
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XO genotype, phenotype and genotype are female
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Kleinfelter Syndrome
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XXY geneotype. Phenotype and genotype are male.
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XYY Syndrome
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Phenotype and gender are male
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Triple X Syndrome
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XXX geneotype, phenotype and gender female
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females can turn into males
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protogyny found in wrasses
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males can turn into females
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protandry found in clown fish.
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Trisomy 21
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Downs syndrome
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