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What is split brain |
A condition resulting from surgery that separates the brains two hemispheres by cutting the divers (mainly those of the corpus callosum) connecting them |
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When does plasticity occur |
It happens all through your life but is more apparent during childhood and development |
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What is the general structure of a neuron |
Soma, dendrites, axon, terminal crunches of axon (axon termina) and sometimes myelin sheath |
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Function of cell body |
Back (Definition)the part of a neuron that contains the nucleus; the cell’s life-support system |
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Function of Dendrites |
Back (Definition) |
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Function of axon |
Back (Definition) |
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Function of axon terminals |
Back (Definition) |
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Function of myelin sheath |
Back (Definition) |
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Define action potential |
Back (Definition) |
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What is a glial cell |
Back (Definition) |
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Define synapse |
Back (Definition) |
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Define neural impulse |
Back (Definition) |
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How does the message go through a neuron |
Through electrical signals receiving a message from the dendrites, processing through the cell body, and sending it through the axon, the message leaves through the axon terminal |
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How do neurotransmitters affect our mood and behaviour |
Neurotransmitters have their own pathways carrying different but specific messages that affect our motions and emotions |
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What type of neurotransmitters are there |
Acetylcholine (ACh), Dopamine, seretonin, norepinephrine, GABA (gammaaminobutyric acid), glutamate, and endorphins |
A,D,S,N,G,G,E |
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Acetylcholine (ACh) |
Enables muscle action, learning and memory |
What aches |
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Dopamine |
Influences movement, learning, attention and emotion |
An emo ADHD kid in school is dope |
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Serotonin |
Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal |
Sarah is a PMSing skinny tired hoe |
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Norepinephrine |
Helps control alertness and arousal |
When driving through a pine forest, you need to be alert |
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GABA (gammaaminobutyric acid) |
A major inhibitory neurotransmitter - undersupply linked to seizures tremors and insomnia |
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Glutamate |
A major excitatory neurotransmitter involves in memory |
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Endorphin |
Influences the perception of pain or pleasure |
End or feel? |
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What are the parts of the Central nervous system |
Spine and brain |
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What are the parts of the peripheral nervous system |
Neurons |
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What is Autonomic nervous system |
The part of your peripheral nervous system that controls your glands and the muscles in your i thermal organs. You cannot override this system |
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What is your somatic nervous system |
The part of your peripheral nervous system that monitors sensation and triggers motor output. |
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What are the parts of the autonomic nervous system |
Sympathetic nervous system that arouses you when you are nervous Parasympathetic nervous system that calms you to conserve energy. |
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What is sensory input and motor output |
Sensory input is when your nerves sense something that requires action Motor output is the reaction to a sensory input Ex: touching a hot stove. The burning sensation is sensory input and your motor output makes you pull your hand away |
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What is the purpose of the endocrine system. |
To send chemical messages (hormones) to tissues via the blood stream |
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Where is the pituitary gland |
In the brains core near the hypothalamus. |
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Why is the pituitary gland called the master gland |
It releases hormones as well as directions for other endocrine glands to release hormones. |
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What are the parts of the brain stem |
Medulla, pons, reticular formation |
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Where is the thalamus |
Above the brain stem |
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Function of the brain stem |
The brain stem contains the m’exila that controls heartbeat and breathing, and the pons that helps control movement and sleep. A cat that has just a brain stem will walk and climb but not for food |
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The reticular formation |
Extends from the spinal cord to the base of the thalamus that filters through information to send to important parts of your brain. |
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Where is the cerebellum |
At the rear of the brain stem |
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Function of cerebellum |
Helps judge time, textures, sound, and controls emotion. Reading vocabulary and information storage. It also coordinates voluntary movement |
Cere-ballerina |
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What are the parts of the limbo system |
Amygdala, the hypothalamus, and hippocampus |
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Function Amygdala |
Allow agression and fear |
Our friend Amy |
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Function of hypothalamus |
Helps body maintain homeostasis Regulate hunger body temperature sexual behaviour by reading your blood chemistry or picking up signals from other parts of the brain. |
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Function of the Hippocampus |
Processes conscious explicit memories of facts and events |
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What is the cerebral cortex |
The ultimate control center of the brain. Pink stuff on top |
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What are the 4 lobes in the cerebral cortex |
Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal |
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What is the corpus Callosum |
Axon fivers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres |
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Function of thalamus |
Receives information about all senses except smell then forwards these messages to their final destination |
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Where is the frontal lobe located |
At the front of the head |
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Where is the parietal lobe located |
In the top of the head |
Parents |
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Where is the temporal lobe located |
At the side of the head. By your ears |
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Where is the occipital lobe located |
At the back of the head |
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What is neuron genesis |
The formation of new neurons |
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