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| 7420907887 | biological psychology | a branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior. |  | 0 |
| 7420907888 | neuron | a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system . |  | 1 |
| 7420907889 | dendrite | the bushy ,branching extensions of a neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body. |  | 2 |
| 7420907890 | axon | the extension of a neuron,ending in branching terminal fibers ,through which messages pass to other neurons or to muscles or glands . |  | 3 |
| 7420907891 | myelin sheath | fatty tissue segmentally encasing/covering the fibers of many neurons . |  | 4 |
| 7420907892 | action potential | a neural impulse . | 5 | |
| 7420907894 | synapse | the junction between the axon tip and the dendrite of neuron. |  | 6 |
| 7420907895 | neurotransmitters | chemical messengers that traverse/travels through the synaptic gaps between neurons. |  | 7 |
| 7420907896 | acetylcholine | triggers muscle contraction . |  | 8 |
| 7420907897 | endorphins | opiatelike/related to neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure. |  | 9 |
| 7420907898 | nervous system | speedy , electrochemical communication system, consisting of all the nerve cell of the peripheral and central nervous system . |  | 10 |
| 7420907899 | central nervous system | the brain and spinal cord. | 11 | |
| 7420907900 | peripheral nervous system | the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body . | 12 | |
| 7420907902 | sensory neurons | neurons that carry incoming information from the sense receptors to the central nervous system . | 13 | |
| 7420907903 | interneurons | central nervous system neurons that internally communicate and intervene between the sensory inputs and motor outputs. | 14 | |
| 7420907904 | motor neurons | neurons that carry outgoing information from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands. | 15 | |
| 7420907905 | somantic nervous system | the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles. | 16 | |
| 7420907906 | autonomic nervous system | peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart) | 17 | |
| 7420907907 | sympathetic nervous system | the division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body , mobilizing its energy in stressful situations. | 18 | |
| 7420907908 | parasympathetic nervous system | the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body , conserving its energy . | 19 | |
| 7420907910 | neural networks | interconnected neural cells. | 20 | |
| 7420907911 | lesion | tissue destruction. | 21 | |
| 7420907912 | EEG | an amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep across the brain's surface . | 22 | |
| 7420907913 | PET | a visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioctive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task. | 23 | |
| 7420907914 | brainstem | is responsible for automatic survival fucntions . | 24 | |
| 7420907915 | medulla | controls heartbeat and breathing. |  | 25 |
| 7420907916 | reticular formation | a nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important role in controlling arousal . |  | 26 |
| 7420907917 | thalamus | it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla. |  | 27 |
| 7420907918 | cerebellum | it helps coordinate voluntary movements and balance. |  | 28 |
| 7420907919 | limbic system | associated with emotions such as fear an aggression and drives such as those for food and sex. |  | 29 |
| 7420907920 | amygdala | influence aggression and fear. |  | 30 |
| 7420907921 | hypothalamus | keep the body's internal environment in a steady state by regulating thirst, hunger, and body temperature. | 31 | |
| 7420907922 | cerebral cortex | the body's ultimate control and information-processing center. | 32 | |
| 7420907923 | frontal lobe | involved speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgments. | 33 | |
| 7420907924 | parietal lobe | includes the sensory cortex ,controls touch , taste and body temperature. | 34 | |
| 7420907925 | occipital lobe | receive visual information form opposite visual field. | 35 | |
| 7420907926 | temporal lobe | recives auditory information primaly form the opposite ear . | 36 | |
| 7420907929 | aphasia | impairment of language. | 37 | |
| 7420907930 | broca's area | controls language expression. |  | 38 |
| 7420907931 | wernicke's area | controls language reception. |  | 39 |
| 7420907932 | plasticity | the brain's capacity of modification . | 40 | |
| 7420907933 | corpus callosum | carry messages between the two hemisphere. |  | 41 |
| 7420907934 | endocrine system | a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream. | 42 | |
| 7420907935 | hormones | chemical messesngers mostly those manufactured by the endocrine glands that are produced in one tissue and affect another . | 43 | |
| 7420907936 | pituitary gland | regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands . | 44 | |
| 7420977180 | Adrenal gland | a pair of endocrine glands just above the kidneys.It secretes the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine which help arouse the body in times of stress | 45 | |
| 7420977181 | MRI | a technique that uses magnetic field and radio waves to produce computer generated images that distinguish among different type of soft tissue. |  | 46 |
| 7420977182 | FMRI | a technique revealing blood flow and therefore, brain activity by succesive MRI scan | 47 | |
| 7420982836 | glial cells | cells in nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons. | 48 | |
| 7420985334 | association areas | peach colred area.It integrate or combine information and associate various sensory inputs with stored memory. | 49 |
