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100
Number 46 can be identified as
What is dendrite?
100
The term for chemicals that travel from one neuron to another, affecting nearby neurons.
What is neurotransmitters?
100
This protects the Axon
What is the Myelin sheath?
100
True or False
Hypnosis works best on people who have rich fantasy lives and easily get lost in a book or a movie.
What is true?
200
__________ is the study of how your behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect the way your genes work.
What is epigenetics?
200
Curare is a drug that blocks the effects of Acetylcholine. Curare would be described as a
What is an agonist?
200
If the Myelin Sheath Degrades enough---what disease could this lead to?
Multiple Sclerosis
200
During this stage your brain experiences delta waves and you may sleep walk
What is NREM stage 3?
300
The period of time before a neuron is able to fire again
What is refractory period?
300
This part of the brain regulates someone's sense of fear
What is amygdala?
300
Temperature, sexual behavior, drinking, and eating are most strongly influenced by the
What is the hypothalamus?
300
How does "nature" relate to human traits?
What is gene biology?
300
Another name for the Olfactory Sense
What is smell?
400
Neurons that carry information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands
What are motor neurons?
400
The part of our brain that most relates to our touch sensation
What is parietal lobe?
400
The Lobe primarily responsible for most of our thinking processes like memory and decision making
What is frontal lobe?
400
How does "nurture" relate to human traits?
What is environmental experiences?
400
What are the two big differences between hormones and neurotransmitters?
1. Hormones are slower acting
2. Hormones have longer lasting effects
500
drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions
What are depressants?
500
Hector gets injured while walking around the classroom. He finds when he gets to his seat that he is having trouble seeing. 1. What lobe is likely damaged and 2. What area is responsible for his sight?
What is occipital lobe?
500
1. The Lobe of the Brain that is primarily responsible for interpreting Sounds
2. The Structure that helps it do that!
1. Temporal Lobe
2. Primary Auditory Cotex
500
When you are internally active and externally inactive
What is paradoxical sleep?
600
The oldest part of our brain, the one built purely for survival
What is Brain Stem?
600
This is the idea that a neuron will either fire or it won't. What is this term called?
All or None Response
600
Mr. Khan got injured while doing behind the neck shoulder presses. Afterwards he has trouble keeping his balance. What structure has been hurt?
What is cerebellum?
600
During this stage of sleep your body experiences paradoxical sleep
What is REM stage 4?