Unit 2A (The Nervous System and the Brain)

What term represents the fact that structures in the brain perform different functions?

What are areas in the brain that are involved in memory and emotion collectively called?

What part of the nervous system mobilizes the body to respond to stress?

What is the brief electrical charge that travels down the axon called?

What part of the forebrain is strongly activated during threat and fear responses?

Which scientist drew accurate drawings of neurons at his laboratory in Madrid?

What types of neurons take messages from the senses to the brain?

What part of the hindbrain is involved in facial expressions & sleep paralysis?

Which brain imaging tech. can show brain structure and function & provides the top resolution?

What part of midbrain is involved in reward, motivation, cognition, and drug addiction?

What part of the hindbrain regulates blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing?

What genetic disorder results in motor control problems, memory decline, and slurred speech?

What structure connects the two hemispheres in the brain?

What are chemical messengers that traverse the synapses officially called?

Which part of a neuron is the output fiber that sends messages to neighboring neurons?

Which neurotransmitter has been linked to pleasure, movement, motivation, and concentration?

What type of neurological condition involves the inability to form new conscious memories?

Which neurotransmitter regulates mood and is increased by anti-depressants and ecstasy?

Which part of a neuron surrounds the axon & allows for greater transmission speed of impulses?

Which neurotransmitter is significantly heightened during stressful or exciting situations?

What part of the endocrine system is involved in growth, homeostasis, and the fight-flight-or-freeze response?

What part of the midbrain is involved in body movement and the generation of speech?

What part of the forebrain relays sensory signals (except smell) to higher areas in the brain?

What lobe in the brain contains the primary visual cortex?

What lobe is involved in abstract thought, judgment, and impulse control?

What was the theory that bumps on the head correspond with personality and intelligence called?

Which part of a neuron consists of input fibers that send messages into the cell body?

What part of the frontal lobe controls the muscles involved in producing speech?

Which part of a neuron is also known as the soma and determines whether a neuron will fire?

What neurological condition is caused by the failure of motor/efferent neuron function?

What part of the nervous system involves skeletal muscles that permit voluntary action?

What neurological condition involves the loss of myelin sheath?

What lobe contains the somatosensory cortex is involved in math and spatial skills?

Which brain imaging technology involves the use of several X-ray cameras that form a 3-D image?

What is the gap between neurons called?

Which neurotransmitter is inhibitory and is linked to anxiety and epilepsy when low?

What part of the hindbrain coordinates voluntary movement and balance?

What part of the forebrain is involved in the formation of new declarative memories?

Which term represents the brain changing over time, most dramatically following injuries?

What lobe is involved in auditory processing and face recognition?

What part of the forebrain regulates hormones involved with eating, sleeping, and sex?

What part of the temporal lobe is involved in the comprehension of written and spoken language?

Which neurotrans. is involved in memory & is deficient in people with Alzheimer's disease?

What condition involves an extra chrom. on the 21st pair & results in intellectual impairment?

What hormone is inhibited by light and increases in dark conditions (leading to sleepiness)?

What are the two major components of the central nervous system?

What type of neurons take instructions from the brain to the muscles?

Which NT is the most abundant excitatory NT and plays a role in learning and memory?

What neurological condition results in excessive sociability and interest in music?

Which brain imaging tech. involves detecting brain waves via electrodes placed on the head?