The part of the nervous system which connects the brain to the peripheral nervous system.
What is the spinal cord?
100
This part of the neuron receives messages from other cells
What is the dendrite?
100
The part of the brain stem that must be developed in order to allow a young child to sit upright.
What is the cerebellum?
100
Chemicals released into the bloodstream by endocrine glands.
What are hormones?
100
Rod-shaped structures found in the nuclei of cells.
What are chromosomes?
200
A part of the nervous system which controls the voluntary muscles.
What is the somatic nervous system
200
Chemicals found in the synaptic vesicles that, when released, have an effect on the next cell.
What are neurotransmitters?
200
A specialty of the left hemisphere of the brain
What is mathematical calculations?
200
Special cells that can manufacture other cell types when those cells need to be replaced.
What are stem cells?
200
In general, evolutionary psychologists believe that we are attracted to mates with this quality.
What is will make good parents?
300
The part of the nervous system which when activated causes your heart to race, and your pupils to enlarge.
What is the sympathetic division?
300
The gap between two neurons
What is the synapse?
300
The small structure in the brain located below the thalamus and directly above the pituitary gland, responsible for motivational behavior.
What is the hypothalamus?
300
Can either help or lower the functioning of the immune system.
What are hormones?
300
He is famous for his research into evolution and natural selection?
Who is Charles Darwin?
400
The basic cell that makes up the nervous system and receives and sends messages within that system.
What is a neuron?
400
The protective sheath that wraps around a neuron’s axon.
What is myelin?
400
The area of the cortex located just behind the temples containing the neurons responsible for the sense of hearing and meaningful speech.
What is the temporal lobe?
400
This hormone is secreted by the pituitary gland
What is human growth hormone?
400
A technique of studying the brain that actually damages neurons.
What is deep lesioning?
500
The ability of the brain to change both the structure and function of many cells.
What is neuroplasticity?
500
The location of sodium ions when the neuron in the resting potential state.
What is outside the cell?
500
The first large swelling at the top of the spinal cord, forming the lowest part of the brain, which is responsible for life-sustaining functions such as breathing, swallowing, and heart rate.
What is the medulla?
500
They connect the sensory neurons to the motor neurons.
What are the interneurons?
500
A technique which uses a radioactive sugar to look at the functioning of the brain.