Genetics
A single strand of DNA in a chromosome.
What is a Gene?
An area of the brain responsible for language and speech processing.
What is Broca's Area?
The central nerve connecting the brain to the peripheral nervous system.
What is the Spinal Cord?
A term for the cell body of a neuron.
What is the Soma?
A gland that releases insulin and glucagon.
What is the Pancreas?
A field of study that uses twin studies to discover the differences between DNA and traits.
What is epigenetics?
The brain lobe responsible for vision processing.
What is the Occipital Lobe?
The division of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord.
What is the Central Nervous System?
The cells that compose the myelin sheath.
What are Schwann Cells?
Endocrine glands associated with the "Fight or Flight" response.
What are the Adrenal Glands?
A specific variant of a gene.
What is an Allele?
The regions of the midbrain that processes emotions, memories, and smell.
What is the Limbic System?
The conscious part of the PNS.
What is the Somatic Nervous System?
A long, thin extension of the cell body that carries messages through electrical signals.
What is Axon?
Hormones which relieve pain.
What are Endorphins?
The 23 pairs of DNA strands in each cell.
What are Chromosomes?
A structure in the hindbrain that regulates brain function during sleep.
What is Pons?
The part of the nervous system associated with "Fight or Flight" responses.
What is the Sympathetic Nervous System?
Chemicals that transmit signals between neurons.
What are Neurotransmitters?
A chemical messenger created by the endocrine system.
What is a Hormone?
when a person has two copies of the same allele.
What is Homozygous?
The part of the brain responsible for decision making.
What is the Prefrontal Cortex?
The part of the nervous system that manages unconscious body functions.
What is the Autonomic Nervous System?
a drug that prevents unused neurotransmitters from being transported back to the neuron.
What is a Reuptake Inhibitor?
The "Master Gland" in the brain that controls the rest of the endocrine system.
What is the Pituitary Gland?