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6327214088Action Potentialmovement of sodium and potassium ions across a membrane sends a electrical charge down the axon0
6327214089All or None Lawneuron fires or it does not at all1
6327214090Refractory Periodneuron's reset period when they cannot fire until it has returned to resting potential2
6327214091Thresholdpoint that impulse is strong enough for neuron to recognize it and set off chain reaction3
6327214092Sensory Neuronscarry stimuli to brain and spinal cord4
6327214093Motor Neuronscarry info from brain & spinal cord to body5
6327214094Central Nervous Systemsystem that the brain & spinal cord are part of6
6327214095Peripheral Nervous Systemsystem that involves all nerves other than the brain & spinal cord7
6327214096Somatic Nervous Systemvoluntary control of muscles8
6327214097Autonomic Nervous Systeminvoluntary control of muscles9
6327214098Sympathetic Nervous Systemsystem that control arousal of body for fight/flight10
6327214099Parasympathetic Nervous Systemsystem that establishes homeostasis after a response11
6327214100ReuptakeUnused neurotransmitters are taken back up into the sending neuron12
6327214101Cerebral Cortexoutside of brain used for complex thinking13
6327214102Corpus Callosumconnector of the 2 halves that allows communication14
6327214103Thalamusdirects signal in brain - all senses except for smell15
6327214104Hypothalamosregulates temperature, hunger, thirst & sex drive (part of brain)16
6327214105Hippocampusmemory (part of brain)17
6327214106Amygdalaregulates fear & emotions18
6327214107Ponsregulate relaxation & sleep19
6327214108Cerebellumbalance and motor control (part of brain)20
6327214109Reticular Formationalert & arousal21
6327214110Medullaregulates heart & lungs22
6327214111Broca's Areaarea that controls speech23
6327214112Wernicke's Areainability to comprehend speech24
6327214113Occipital Lobelobe in charge of vision25
6327214114Frontal Lobelobe in charge of decision making26
6327214115Parietal Lobelobe located on the op of the head, in charge of sensations27
6327214116Temporal Lobelobe in charge of hearing and face recognition28
6327214117Somatosensory Cortexa map of our sensory receptors - depicted by Humunculous29
6327214118Motor Cortexa map of our motor receptors30
6327214119Brain Plasticitythe brain can heal itself31
6327214120Pituitary Glandgland controlled by hypothalamus to release growth hormones32
6327214121Adrenal Glandsgland that relates to sympathetic nervous system and releases adrenaline33

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