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41 Cards in this Set
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Central nervous system |
Brain and spinal cord |
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Peripheral nervous system |
Central nervous system to the body |
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Synapse |
Space between axon terminals and dendrites |
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Neurotransmitters |
Chemicals stored in sacs in the axon terminals |
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Hormones |
Stimulate growth and regulate certain body functions |
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Heredity |
Transmission of traits from one generation to the next |
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Chromosomes |
Contains genes, thread like |
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Axon terminals |
Fibers that branch out at the end of the axon |
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Myelin |
Fatty substance protecting the axon |
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Dendrites |
Part of the neuron that receives impulses and conducts them toward the cell body |
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Carried messages away from the cell body? |
Axon |
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Messages are transmitted from one neuron to another through the |
Axon across the synapse |
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Autonomic nervous system functions |
Automatic functions heart beat digestion breathing |
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Hindbrain |
Basic life functions |
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Mid brain |
Awareness |
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Forebrain |
Complex human behavior |
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Edocrine system consists of |
Hormones and glands |
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Nature vs nurture |
Nature (your genes) makes you you Nurture (environment) makes you you |
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Peripheral nervous system is made up of what to systems? |
Somatic- carries info (feeling things) Autonomic- automatical (sympathetic (stress) parasympathetic (peace)) |
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Phineas gage taught us what? |
Different parts of the brain do different things |
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Thyroid |
Metabolism |
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Pituitary |
Master gland, human growth |
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Adrenal |
Adrenaline and noradrenaline |
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Ovaries |
Estrogen and progesterone |
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Testes |
Testosterone and estrogen |
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PET scan |
Radioactive sugar, showing activity in the brain |
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EEG |
Records elictrical activity in the brain |
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CAT |
Shows a 3d view of the brain |
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Brain order, top down |
Cerebral cortex Corpus collision Mid brain Thalys Cerebellum Pons Medulla Spinal cord |
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Cerebellum |
Balance and coordination |
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Pons |
Attention, sleep, alertness |
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Medulla |
Vital functions, blood pressure, breathing |
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R.A.S |
Attention, sleep, arousal |
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Cerebral cortex |
Makes us uniquely human (language & emotion) |
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Corpus collosum |
Info from one side to the other |
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Thalamus |
Relay station for sensory stimulation |
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Hypothalamus |
Nutrients storage, aspects of motivation and emotion |
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Cerebrum |
Most conscious and intellectual site |
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Limbic system |
Learning and memory, emotion, hunger, and agression |
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Hind brain |
Cerebellum, Pons, medulla |
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Mid brain |
Reticular activating system |
