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| 5681071261 | Neuroanatomy | the study of the parts and function of neurons | 0 | |
| 5681075850 | Nueron | individual nerve cells | 1 | |
| 5681077282 | Dendrites | rootlike parts of the cell that stretch out from the cell body; make synaptic connections with other neurons | 2 | |
| 5681084737 | Cell Body (Soma) | contains the nucleus and other parts of the cell needed to sustain life | 3 | |
| 5681087694 | Axon | wirelike structure ending in the terminal buttons that extends from the cell body | 4 | |
| 5681090482 | Myelin Sheath | a fatty covering around the axon of some neruons that speeds neural impulses | 5 | |
| 5681094082 | Terminal Buttons | the branched end of the axon that contains neurotransmitters | 6 | |
| 5681096482 | Neurotransmitters | chemicals contained in terminal buttons that enable neurons to communicate; fit into receptor sites on the dendrites of neurons (key and lock) | 7 | |
| 5681102470 | Synapse | the space between the terminal buttons of one neuron and the dendrites of the next neuron | 8 | |
| 5681344855 | Receptor Sites | protein molecules on neurons' dendrites or soma that are specifically shaped to accommodate a specific neurotransmitter molecule | 9 | |
| 5681380740 | Threshold | the level of neurotransmitters that must be received | 10 | |
| 5681390787 | Action Potential | the electric message firing | 11 | |
| 5681393564 | All-Or-None Principle | a neuron either fires completely or not at all | 12 | |
| 5681422191 | Excitatory Neurotransmitters | they excite the next cell into firing | 13 | |
| 5681424272 | Inhibitory Neurotransmitters | they inhibit the next cell from firing | 14 | |
| 5681442349 | Acetylcholine | motor movement -lack of: Alzheimer's | 15 | |
| 5681447844 | Dopamine | motor movement and alertness -lack of: Parkinson's -overabundance: Schizophrenia | 16 | |
| 5681483759 | Endorphins | pain control -addictions | 17 | |
| 5681484913 | Serotonin | mood control -lack of: Depression | 18 | |
| 5681500815 | GABA | inhibitory -seizures, sleep problems | 19 | |
| 5681507081 | Afferent Neurons (sensory) | take information from the senses to the brain | 20 | |
| 5681511693 | Efferent Neurons (motor) | take information from the brain to the rest of the body | 21 | |
| 5681513526 | Central Nervous System | brain & spinal cord (all nerves housed within bone) | 22 | |
| 5681519866 | Spinal Cord | a bundle of nerves that run through the centre of the spine, transmits information from the rest of the body to the brain | 23 | |
| 5681528352 | Peripheral Nervous System | all the nerves in your body not encased in bone | 24 | |
| 5681532082 | Somatic Nervous System | controls our voluntary muscle movements | 25 | |
| 5681534251 | Autonomic Nervous System | controls the automatic functions of our body | 26 | |
| 5681543731 | Sympathetic Nervous System | mobilizes our body to respond to stress; accelerates some functions | 27 | |
| 5681547596 | Parasympathetic Nervous System | responsible for slowing down our body after a stress response | 28 | |
| 5681558152 | Accidents | an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury. -Phineas Gage | 29 | |
| 5682704985 | Lesions | the removal or destruction of part of the brain | 30 | |
| 5682718214 | Electroencephalogram (EEG) | detects brain waves -examine what type of waves the brain produces during different stages of consciousness | 31 | |
| 5682723679 | Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) | sophisticated x-ray -uses several x-ray cameras that rotate around the brain and combine the images into a detailed 3D picture of the brains STRUCTURE | 32 | |
| 5682732078 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | magnetic fields -measure density and location of brain material | 33 | |
| 5682733345 | Positron Emission Tomography (PET) | see what area of the brain is most active during certain tasks -how much of a certain chemical parts of the brain are using | 34 | |
| 5682747359 | Functional MRI (fMRI) | combines MRI and PET -shows details of brain structure with information about blood flow in the brain; MUCH QUICKER | 35 | |
| 5691380769 | Hindbrain | structures in the top part of the spinal cord -our life support system; controls the basic biological functions that keep us alive | 36 | |
| 5691421081 | Medulla | involved in the control of our blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing | 37 | |
| 5691454755 | Pons | a brain stem structure having sensory and motor tracts whose functions are involved in sleep and dreaming -connects hindbrain and forebrain | 38 | |
| 5691510675 | Cerebellum | a convoluted hindbrain structure involved in motor coordination and some aspects of learning and memory | 39 | |
| 5691525617 | Midbrain | brain structures above the hindbrain that are involved in sensory and motor functions and in an attention and states of consciousness -coordinate simple movements with sensory information | 40 | |
| 5691631323 | Reticular Formation | a structure extending from the hindbrain to the midbrain that plays a central role in consciousness and attention, in part by alerting and activating higher brain centres, and by selectively blocking some inputs from admission to higher regions in the brain | 41 | |
| 5691795926 | Forebrain | brain structures above the midbrain, including the thalamus, hypothalamus, limbic system, and the central hemispheres; involved in higher-order sensory, motor, and cognitive functions | 42 | |
| 5691851728 | Thalamus | a major sensory integration and relay centre in the forebrain, sometimes referred to as the brain's sensory switchboard | 43 | |
| 5691870786 | Hypothalamus | a forebrain structure located below the thalamus and above the pituitary glad that controls autonomic and hormonal aspects of motivation and emotional behaviour | 44 | |
| 5691929416 | Amygdala | a limbic system structure that helps to organize emotional response patterns | 45 | |
| 5692185442 | Hippocampus | a structure of the limbic system that plays a key role in the formation and storage of memories | 46 | |
| 5692210680 | Limbic System | a group of subcortical structures, including the hippocampus and amygdala, which are involved in organizing many goal directed and emotional behaviours | 47 | |
| 5692227181 | Cerebral Cortex | the grey, convoluted outer covering of the brain that is the seat of a higher-order sensory, motor, perceptual, and mental processes | 48 | |
| 5692285545 | Hemispheres | cerebral cortex is divided into two; left and right | 49 | |
| 5692297401 | Left Hemisphere | gets sensory messages and controls the motor function of the right half of the body -logic and sequential tasks | 50 | |
| 5692361002 | Right Hemisphere | gets sensory messages and controls the motor function of the left half of the body -spatial and creative tasks | 51 | |
| 5692408339 | Brain Lateralization | the specialization of function in each hemisphere | 52 | |
| 5692527247 | Corpus Collosum | a broad band of white, myelinated fibres that connect the left and right cerebral hemispheres and allow the two hemispheres to communicate with eachother | 53 | |
| 5692610201 | Lobes | 8 in the cerebral cortex | 54 | |
| 5692783521 | Association Area | an area of the cerebral cortex that is not associated with receiving sensory information or controlling muscle movements | 55 | |
| 5692867663 | Frontal Lobe | the anterior portion of the cerebral hemispheres that includes Broca's speech production area, the motor cortex, and associative cortex involved in planning and problem solving | 56 | |
| 5692889464 | Broca's Area | a region of the left frontal lobe involved in speech production | 57 | |
| 5692898968 | Wernicke's Area | an area of the left temporal love that is involved in speech comprehension | 58 | |
| 5692918054 | Motor Cortex | cortical area in the back of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements on the opposite sides of the body | 59 | |
| 5692935407 | Parietal Lobe | the cerebral region behind the frontal lobe that contains the somatic sensor cortex and Wernicke's speech comprehension area | 60 | |
| 5692952820 | Sensory Cotex | located right behind the motor cortex in the frontal lobe; thin vertical strip that receives incoming touch sensations from the rest of our body | 61 | |
| 5692981979 | Occipital Lobe | he rearmost portion of the cerebral cortex that contains the primary visual sensory area | 62 | |
| 5692992102 | Temporal Lobe | the portion of the cortex that lies below the parietal lobes and is the major site of auditory input to the brain | 63 | |
| 5693009903 | Brain Plasticity | other parts of the brain can adapt themselves to perform other functions if needed | 64 | |
| 5693039611 | Endocrine System | a system of glands that secrete hormones that affect many different biological processes in our bodies | 65 | |
| 5693050919 | Adrenal Glands | produce adrenaline, which signals the rest of the body to prepare for fight or flight | 66 | |
| 5693058914 | Monozygotic Twins | identical twins that share all the same genetic material; researchers study them in order to examine the influence of genes on human traits | 67 |
