Nervous System
The two major divisions of the nervous system
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
The 3 major divisions of the brain
Hindbrain, Midbrain, Forebrain
The location of Phineas Gage's brain damage, thought to be responsible for his personality change
Frontal Lobe
Word to describe an imaging technique that produces a 'still' picture
Static
Cells in the nervous system which communicate information are called
Neurons
The two major structures of the CNS
Brain & Spinal Cord
Parietal Lobe
Double Points: Anterior Parietal Lobe (or similar)
The form of brain surgery to treat mental health conditions & the theorist (Years) who popularised it
Lobotomy (Freeman, 1936-1945)
A technique that would produce a dynamic picture
fMRI (also accept PET)
Dendrites, Soma, Cell bodies, axons, myelin sheath, axon terminals, synapses are all examples of...
The division of the PNS responsible for governing conscious bodily sensation & movement.
Somatic Division
The location of the brain responsible for the comprehension of language.
Double Points for Correct Lobe
Wernicke's Area
Double Points: Temporal Lobe
The structure severed by Sperry (1959-1968) in order to prevent epilepsy
Cerebral Cortex
EEG stands for
Electroencephalogram
The electric message passed through a neuron
The term 'rest & digest' refers to this division of the nervous system
Parasympathetic Division
What part is responsible for body temperature, hunger and thirst, mood, blood pressure, arousal levels and sleep?
Hypothalamus
The number of consciousness's possessed by people with split-brains
2
The most appropriate imaging technique to analyse the physical brain structures for a patient with a metal implant in their head.
CT scan
The two names for the type of neuron which transmits information from the PNS to the CNS is called.
Afferent (Sensory) Neuron
An example of a physiological response governed by the sympathetic division
Dilated pupils, inhibited salivation, increased heartrate, dilated bronchi, inhibited digestion, stimulated glucose & adrenaline release, relaxed bladder
What structure screens important information for higher brain to avoid overload?
Reticular Formation
The winner for the 1949 Nobel Prize in medicine for the invention of the lobotomy
A brain imaging technique which would be most useful to study whether mathematical ability is enhanced while listening to music.
fMRI
The name of a type of drug which would increase the amount of serotonin in the synaptic cleft
SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor)