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| 9041400805 | Neurons | Nerve cells | 0 | |
| 9041400806 | sensory neurons | neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord | 1 | |
| 9041400807 | motor neurons | neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands | 2 | |
| 9041400808 | Inter neurons | CNS neurons that internally communicate and intervene between the sensory inputs and motor outputs | 3 | |
| 9041400809 | cell body | contains nucleus and produces energy for the cell | 4 | |
| 9041400810 | Dendrites | branching extensions of neuron that receives messages from neighboring neurons | 5 | |
| 9041400811 | Axons | Carry impulses away from the cell body | 6 | |
| 9041400812 | mylin sheath | coating that insulates neuron & speeds transmission | 7 | |
| 9041400813 | resting potential | electrical charge across the cell membrane of a resting neuron | 8 | |
| 9041400814 | action potential | a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon | 9 | |
| 9041400815 | excitatory | Causes next cell to fire | 10 | |
| 9041400816 | Inhibatory | Haunts the firing of the next cell | 11 | |
| 9041400817 | all or none principle | the law that the neuron either fires at 100% or not at all | 12 | |
| 9041400818 | neural networks | interconnected neural cells | 13 | |
| 9041400819 | Neurotransmitters | chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons | 14 | |
| 9041400820 | Norepinephrine | Helps control alertness and arousal Excess= mania Absence=depression Imbalance= bipolar | 15 | |
| 9041400821 | Acetylcholine | Enables muscle action, learning, and memory Excess= can't settle Absence= not motivated | 16 | |
| 9041400822 | Dopamine | Influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion Excess= schizophrenia Absence= Parkinson's disease | 17 | |
| 9041400823 | Seratonin | Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal Extra= nothing Absence= depression | 18 | |
| 9041400824 | Endorphins | Natural painkillers | 19 | |
| 9041400825 | central nervous system | brain and spinal cord | 20 | |
| 9041400826 | spinal cord | nervous tissue within the spinal cavity | 21 | |
| 9041400827 | spinal cord reflexes | Simple autonomic responses to stimuli | 22 | |
| 9041400828 | Pain reflexes | Simple autonomic responses to stimuli | 23 | |
| 9041400829 | relfexes | involuntary movements that are elicited by environmental stimuli | 24 | |
| 9041400830 | peripheral nervous system | the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body (Somatic & Autonomic) | 25 | |
| 9041400831 | somatic nervous system | Division of the PNS that controls the body's skeletal muscles. | 26 | |
| 9041400832 | autonomic nervous system | The part of the PNS that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs.( sympathetic & parasympathetic) | 27 | |
| 9041400833 | sympathetic nervous system | fight or flight | 28 | |
| 9041400834 | parasympathetic nervous system | rest and digest | 29 | |
| 9041400835 | Agonists | drugs that increase the action of a neurotransmitter | 30 | |
| 9041400836 | Antagonists | drugs that block the function of a neurotransmitter | 31 | |
| 9041400837 | reuptake inhibitors | block reuptake | 32 | |
| 9041400838 | Brain | The mass of nerve tissue that is the main control center of the nervous system | 33 | |
| 9041400839 | Accidents | Phineas Gage-> personality change | 34 | |
| 9041400840 | Lesions | Tissue destruction | 35 | |
| 9041400841 | EEG (electroencephalogram) | records brain waves | 36 | |
| 9041400842 | CAT scan | a method of creating static images of the brain through computerized axial tomography | 37 | |
| 9041400843 | MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) | is a brain imaging technique that detects magnetic changes in the brain's blood flow patterns. | 38 | |
| 9041400844 | PET scan | method of brain imaging using positron emissions | 39 | |
| 9041400845 | fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) | technique for revealing blood flow and, therefore, brain activity by comparing successive MRI scans | 40 | |
| 9041400846 | glial cells | cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons | 41 | |
| 9041400847 | Hindbrain | the lower part of the brainstem, comprising the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata. Controls basic biological functions | 42 | |
| 9041400848 | medulla oblongata | the posterior part of the brain that controls the rate of breathing and other autonomic functions | 43 | |
| 9041400849 | Pons | Controls breathing | 44 | |
| 9041400850 | Cerebellum | Balance and coordination | 45 | |
| 9041400851 | Midbrain | Region between the hindbrain and the forebrain; it is important for hearing and sight. | 46 | |
| 9041400852 | Forebrain | largest part of brain that controls what we think of as thoughts and reasons | 47 | |
| 9041400853 | Thalamus | Relay station for sensory information | 48 | |
| 9041400854 | limbic system | emotion and memory. Hippocampus, hypothalamus, amygdala, pituitary glands | 49 | |
| 9041400855 | Hypothalamus | limbic system component that regulates hunger, body temperature and other functions | 50 | |
| 9041400856 | Hippocampus | Long term memory | 51 | |
| 9041400857 | Amygdala | A limbic system structure involved in memory and emotion, particularly fear and aggression. | 52 | |
| 9041400858 | cerebral cortex | outer region of the cerebrum, containing sheets of nerve cells; gray matter of the brain | 53 | |
| 9041400859 | fissure | an opening; a groove; a split of the brain | 54 | |
| 9041400860 | parietal lobe | receives sensory input for touch and body position | 55 | |
| 9041400861 | frontal lobe | associated with reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions, and problem solving | 56 | |
| 9041400862 | occipital lobe | visual processing | 57 | |
| 9041400863 | temporal lobe | auditory | 58 | |
| 9041400864 | Broca's aphasia | inability to produce speech | 59 | |
| 9041400865 | Broca's area | speech production | 60 | |
| 9041882778 | Left lobe | Contralateral controls language and logic | 61 | |
| 9041882779 | Right lobe | Controls spatial and creativity | 62 | |
| 9041882780 | corpus callosum | large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them | 63 | |
| 9041882781 | split brain | a condition in which the two brain hemispheres are isolated by cutting the corpus callosum | 64 | |
| 9041882782 | Sperry and Gazzaniga | did split-brain studies | 65 | |
| 9041882783 | brain plasticity | The capacity for the brain to alter its structure and function. | 66 | |
| 9041882784 | endocrine system | Consists of glands that control many of the body's activities by producing hormones. | 67 | |
| 9041882785 | Hormones | Chemical messengers | 68 | |
| 9041882786 | adrenal glands | glands that help the body recover from stress and respond to emergencies | 69 | |
| 9041882787 | pituitary gland | master gland. Regulates growth | 70 | |
| 9041882788 | Genetics | The scientific study of heredity. 46 chromosomes 23 pairs | 71 | |
| 9041882789 | Twins | Same zygote | 72 | |
| 9041882790 | Down Syndrome | 22st-> X | 73 | |
| 9041882791 | Klinefelter syndrome | XXY | 74 | |
| 9041882792 | Turner Syndrome | X | 75 |
