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15 Cards in this Set
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What is the Cerebrum?
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The Cerebrum is the top wrinkly part of the brain that is on top. It is 80% of the brain.
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What is the Longitudinal Fissure?
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Big grooves on teh brain. Divides it horizontally.
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What is the Central Fissure?
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Divides the cerebrum in to front and back.
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What is the Somato Sensory?
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Touch from body to the brain.
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What is a Neuron?
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A neuron is the cell which is the basic unit of living things. "communication"
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What is the Nervous System?
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wires in the bod that connect everything in your body so you can communicate
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What are Neurons?
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They are like a switch (can be a negative charge or a positive charge) - receive signals and send signals
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What is an Axon
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carries electrical signals from one place to another.
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What are Vesicles?
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Vesicles have chemicals in htem which send messages to other Neurons.
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What are Neurotransmitters?
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They carry signals from one dendrite to another.
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What is Threshold?
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When it reaches a certain point.
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Where does energy come from and what helps maintain body heat?
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Cells
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What is Dopamine and what diseases can occur with it.
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Dopamine controls muscles,pleasure pathway. Parkinsons Disease.
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What is L-Dopa?
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L-Dopa helps your brain make more dopamine (only in early stage of Parkinsons disease)
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What is Neroleptic?
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binds with receptors of dopamine and blocks Dopamine so it cannot get through
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