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| 7581092458 | Nervous System Chart |  | 0 | |
| 7581101091 | Peripheral Nervous System | PNS Consists of the rest of the body other than the brain and spinal cord (muscles, bones, glands) Communicates with the CNS | 1 | |
| 7581110974 | Central Nervous System | CNS Consists of the brain and spinal cord Controls the PNS | 2 | |
| 7581129185 | Reflex Arc | Controlled by the spinal cord "It's a no-brainer" | 3 | |
| 7581133410 | Autonomic | Automatic body functions | 4 | |
| 7581138437 | Somatic | Sensory and motor functions Afferent and efferent SAME | 5 | |
| 7581142985 | Sympathetic | Stress response | 6 | |
| 7581146133 | Parasympathetic | Peaceful response | 7 | |
| 7581148966 | Neuron Model |  | 8 | |
| 7581161361 | Axon Terminal Branches and Buttons | Sends signal to the next neuron | 9 | |
| 7581164955 | Dendrites | Receives signal from another neuron | 10 | |
| 7581168342 | Soma | Cell body Fuels the cell | 11 | |
| 7581170903 | Nucleus | Control center | 12 | |
| 7581174199 | Myelin Sheath | Protects the axon and boosts signal | 13 | |
| 7581177338 | Axon | Carries signal throughout the neuron | 14 | |
| 7581185099 | Schwann Cell | Produces the myelin sheath | 15 | |
| 7581187867 | Node of Ranvier | Boosts signal | 16 | |
| 7581191654 | Synapse | Space between neurons | 17 | |
| 7581195804 | Synaptic Vesicle | Stores neurotransmitters in terminal branches | 18 | |
| 7581200147 | Sensory Neurons | Takes in neurotransmitters Afferent Sensory, Afferent - SAme | 19 | |
| 7581206072 | Motor Neurons | Sends out neurotransmitters Efferent Motor, Efferent - saME | 20 | |
| 7581208693 | Interneurons | Middlemen between sensory and motor neurons Mostly in brain and spinal cord | 21 | |
| 7581213139 | Mirror Neurons | Sophisticated neurons that facilitate empathy and learning by watching someone or something "Monkey see, monkey do" | 22 | |
| 7581224573 | Neural Impulse Process | Resting potential Action potential Refractory period Threshold All-or-none response Re-uptake | 23 | |
| 7581240783 | Resting Potential | Not firing Polarized NA+ outside and K+ inside Before flushing | 24 | |
| 7581247737 | Action Potential | Firing Depolarized NA+ goes in and K+ goes out Flushing | 25 | |
| 7581252250 | Refractory Period | Reset time Cannot fire neuron again during this time Can't flush again while its flushing (running water) | 26 | |
| 7581264317 | Threshold | Minimum stimulation to trigger impulse Pressure pushing handle | 27 | |
| 7581269651 | All-or-none Response | Either the neuron fires completely or not at all Can't unflush after flushing | 28 | |
| 7581277440 | Reuptake | Reabsorb neurotransmitters from synapse Shit doesn't flush properly and comes back up | 29 | |
| 7581284378 | Neurotransmitters | Chemical messengers | 30 | |
| 7581290054 | Acetylcholine | Muscle movement and memory Ach(e) - Ach is the abbreviation for acetylcholine and muscles ache when there's an excess of acetylcholine | 31 | |
| 7581295974 | Excess of Acetylcholine | Muscle convulsions | 32 | |
| 7581298911 | Deficiency of Acetylcholine | Alzheimer's Paralysis | 33 | |
| 7581306935 | Dopamine | Reward/Pleasure Voluntary movement Dope - dope sounds like DOPamine and means good and rewards/pleasure is good | 34 | |
| 7581313067 | Excess of Dopamine | Schizophrenia | 35 | |
| 7581316778 | Deficiency of Dopamine | Parkinson's Tremors | 36 | |
| 7581321692 | Serotonin | Mood and appetite Sir Rotten - Sir Rotten looks kind of like serotonin and represents a man with mood swings and serotonin affects mood | 37 | |
| 7581326736 | Excess of Serotonin | Headaches and tremors | 38 | |
| 7581330272 | Deficiency of Serotonin | Depression | 39 | |
| 7581332801 | Norepinephrine | Alertness and mood Adrenaline - adrenaline is the same thing as epinephrine | 40 | |
| 7581341568 | Excess of Norepinephrine | Anxiety | 41 | |
| 7581344367 | Deficiency of Norepinephrine | Depression | 42 | |
| 7581344368 | GABA | Inhibitory Alcohol - alcohol inhibits brain function and slows you down | 43 | |
| 7581349831 | Excess of GABA | lethargic | 44 | |
| 7581352798 | Deficiency of GABA | Huntington's Anxiety | 45 | |
| 7581355279 | Glutamate | Excitatory Coffee - coffee excites your brain and makes you hyper | 46 | |
| 7581358044 | Excess of Glutamate | Overstimulation Headaches Seizure | 47 | |
| 7581363089 | Deficiency of Glutamate | Fatigue Chronic pain | 48 | |
| 7581366523 | Endorphin | Body's natural painkiller Influences mood and pain level | 49 | |
| 7581372547 | Neuropeptide | Similar to a neurotransmitter | 50 | |
| 7603116029 | Agonist | Mimics neurotransmitter or boosts it | 51 | |
| 7603129062 | Antagonist | Blocks neurotransmitter | 52 | |
| 7603133986 | Brainstem | Medulla Pons Retucular Activating System (THALAMUS IS NOT A PART OF THE BRAINSTEM) | 53 | |
| 7603143577 | Medulla | Automatic critical functions Breathing, heart rate, swallowing MEDulla - MEDic helps you maintain vital functions | 54 | |
| 7603319714 | Pons | Regulates sleep and dreams Yawns - yawns rhymes with pons and you yawn when you're sleepy | 55 | |
| 7603335677 | Reticular Activating System | Arousal and alertness R.A.S. - Rise and Shine in the morning after you wake up and become alert | 56 | |
| 7603350763 | Thalamus | Sensory relay system | 57 | |
| 7603393813 | Limbic System | Hippocampus Amygdala Hypothalamus |  | 58 |
| 7603400408 | Hippocampus | Explicit memory Learning | 59 | |
| 7603404372 | Amygdala | Negative emotions Fear, anger, aggression | 60 | |
| 7603408260 | Hypothalamus | Food, feelings, fight/flight, fever, f*cking (sex drive) | 61 | |
| 7603452869 | Cerebral Cortex | Frontal lobe Parietal lobe Occipital lobe Temporal lobe |  | 62 |
| 7603471847 | Frontal Lobe | Thinking, decision making, planning Motor cortex Broca's area | 63 | |
| 7603479170 | Motor Cortex | Movement | 64 | |
| 7603479171 | Broca's Area | Speech production Left side of frontal lobe | 65 | |
| 7603487601 | Parietal Lobe | Processes sensory info Sensory cortex | 66 | |
| 7603492050 | Sensory Cortex | Pain, twitch, temperature In the parietal lobe | 67 | |
| 7603498495 | Occipital Lobe | Processes vision | 68 | |
| 7603503316 | Temporal Lobe | Processes sound | 69 | |
| 7603503319 | Wernicke's Area | Where temporal, parietal, and frontal lobe meet Responsible for speech and language comprehension | 70 | |
| 7603516162 | Association Areas | Highly developed areas of the brain responsible for specific mental functions | 71 | |
| 7603522678 | Aphasia | Speech disorder | 72 | |
| 7603528085 | Corpus Callosum | Thick band of fibers that separates right and left hemisphere | 73 | |
| 7603531703 | Cerebellum | Balance and coordination | 74 | |
| 7603536519 | Brain Plasticity | Brains ability to create new connections throughout a lifetime Can be in response to damage or learning | 75 | |
| 7603559172 | Corpus Callosotomy | Split-brain procedure Used to treat seizures and epilepsy | 76 | |
| 7603572365 | Dual Processing | Information is simultaneously processed in conscious or subconscious | 77 | |
| 7603579612 | Left Hemisphere | Controls right side of the body Processes right visual field Controls speaking | 78 | |
| 7603588008 | Right Hemisphere | Controls left side of the body Processes left visual field Recognized faces (visual) | 79 | |
| 7603596016 | Hormones | Chemical messengers that travel through the blood stream | 80 | |
| 7603612911 | Endocrine System | Pituitary gland Pineal gland Adrenal gland Pancreas Sex glands |  | 81 |
| 7603618252 | Pituitary Gland | Produces oxytocin and human growth hormone | 82 | |
| 7603633236 | Oxytocin | Causes contractions during childbirth | 83 | |
| 7603644798 | Human Growth Hormone | Causes people to grow | 84 | |
| 7603649701 | Pineal Gland | Produces melatonin | 85 | |
| 7603655092 | Melatonin | Controls sleep | 86 | |
| 7603662844 | Adrenal Gland | Produces adrenaline and cortisol | 87 | |
| 7603667580 | Adrenaline | Fight or flight response Increases blood circulation | 88 | |
| 7603672090 | Cortisol | Stress | 89 | |
| 7603676335 | Pancreas | Produces insulin | 90 | |
| 7603680204 | Insulin | Regulates blood sugar and metabolism | 91 | |
| 7603696642 | Sex Glands | Testes and Ovaries Produces testosterone and estrogen | 92 | |
| 7603710060 | PET | Positron Emission Tomography Invasive scan Radioactive injection Reads brain consuming material which show function/brain activity | 93 | |
| 7603727381 | EEG | Electroencephalogram Noninvasive scan Looks at function of electrical activity in brain Sleep studies | 94 | |
| 7603736456 | MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Magnets to look at structure of brain | 95 | |
| 7603742584 | fMRI | Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Provides us with structure and function Measures blood flow | 96 | |
| 7603752996 | CT/CAT | High powered x-ray Shows major brain tumors Structure only | 97 | |
| 7603758762 | Behavior Genetics | The study of the relative power and limits of genetics and environmental influences on behavior | 98 | |
| 7603765573 | Monozygotic | Identical twins One egg splits into two | 99 | |
| 7603771889 | Dizygotic | Fraternal twins Separate eggs No closer than regular siblings but they share the same fetal environment | 100 | |
| 7603780300 | Heritability | The extent to which individuals can be attributed to their differing genes | 101 | |
| 7603785699 | Epigenetics | The study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change | 102 | |
| 7603792446 | Mutation | A random error in gene replication that leads to a change | 103 | |
| 7603900922 | Paul Broca | Broca's Area and speech production | 104 | |
| 7603904479 | Carl Wernicke | Wernicke's Area and speech and language comprehension | 105 | |
| 7603912458 | Roger Sperry | Discovered brain is actually made up of two parts Found that left and right brain operate independently | 106 | |
| 7603925808 | Michael Gazzaniga | Continued split-brain research after Sperry Came up with "cognitive neuroscience" | 107 |
