Neurons and such
Brainy areas
Various systems
Evaluation X2
100
What is the name for the long tail of a neutron?
Axon
100
What part of the brain is this?
Frontal lobe
100
Say this correctly 'The Middle Panic System'
The Central Nervous System
100
Support for localization of function?
Phineas gage OR Brain scans
200
The correct name for the place where neurotransmitters are stored
Synaptic Vehsicle
200
Who's skull is this?
Phineas Gage
200
Which gland is this?
Adrenal Gland
200
Who was the man with the duck and what did he stand for?
Sperry demonstrated lateralization of brain studies
300
The scientific name for a neuron firing
Action potential
300
What part of the brain is this?
Temporal Lobe
300
Solve this nervous system Anagram:
pet amp rasty phica Nervous system
Parasympathetic Nervous system
300
A London profession that has also provided evidence for neural plasticity
London taxi drivers had a higher volume of grey matter in the posterior hippocampus (an area associated with spatial memory and navigation) compared to controls. This suggests this area of the brain adapted in cab drivers to help them with their work.
400
We are vital to feel move and see, we are three but what are we?
Motor, sensory and relay neurons
400
What brain area is this?
Wernicke's Area
400
Which component of the endocrine system is TRULY responsible for releasing hormones?
The Hypothalamus (NOT the pituitary gland)
400
What happened to the boy who lost his left hemisphere?
His language skills recovered after two years
500
Make this statement scientific:
The spindly bits of the neurowhatsitcalled connect to the other bits of the other one.
The dendrites of the neuron connect to the axon terminals of the neighboring neurons
500
What medical procedure is this?
Corpus Callostotomy
500
The adrenal gland is comprised of two parts, name those parts:
Adrenal medulla and Adrenal cortex
500
Extra nerve endings growing to connect to damaged neurons
Axon sprouting