AP Psych -Biological Basis

The trigger point for firing of a neuron is called

Which records electrical activity of the brain

Function of the dendrite

Which hemisphere is associated with imagination and creativity?

Which brain imaging creates an x-ray camera picture showing only brain structure?

In Down's syndrome, which pair of chromosomes contains a third chromosome?

Split brain patients have a severed

Neurotransmitter responsible for the reward mechanism in the brain

Which of the following is responsible for your fight or flight response?

Structure in lower brain responsible for relaying information to other parts of the brain

Peripheral NS is comprised of

Phineas Gage had damage to this part of the brain

Part of the hindbrain responsible for breathing and blood pressure

Part responsible for speech

True or False. During action potential, sodium ions rush into the axon.

Which cells produce the myelin sheath?

Structure responsible for balance

The brain's change in response to experience

Which is the "master gland?"

The fatty layer coating some axons is known as

Organ that secretes insulin and glucagon

Part of limbic system responsible for memory

Increased levels of this neurotransmitter has been correlated with schizophrenia

Lobe of brain responsible for vision

Decreased levels of this neurotransmitter is associated with Alzheimer's

Natural pain killers

Afferent neurons are also known as

What is the bulb shaped structure at the end of a neuron called?

Identical twins are also known as

Contains the sensory strip