What is BULB SHAPED STRUCTURES AT THE ENDS OF AXONS THAT FORMS SYNAPES WITH THE DENDRITES AND SOMAS OF OTHER NEURONS
AXON TERMINAL
100
What is AN INDIVIDUAL NERVE CELL THAT COMMUNICATES INFORMATION IN ELECTRICL AND CHEMICAL FORM
NEURON
100
What is IN THE THE FOREBARIN AND IS CLOSELY LINKED WITH EMOTIONAL RESPONSE
LIMBIC SYSTEM
100
What is MODULATES SLEEP, MOOD, EMOTION, AND APPETITIE
SEROTONIN (5-HT)
100
What is THE SECTION OF THE BRAIN MONITORING JUDGEMENT, EXECUTIVE FUNCTION, AND IMPULSE CONTROL
FRONTAL LOBE FUNCTIONS
200
What is THE SPACE WHERE NEROTRANSMITTERS ARE RELEASED TO DEPOLARIZE THE DENDRITE OR CELL BODY OF THE NEXT NEURON IN THE PATHWAY FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE
SYNAPSE
200
What is PLAYS A PART IN MEMORY AND NAVIGATION. STRONG CONNECTION WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND SCHIZOPHRENIA AS WELL AS SEVERE DEPRESSION (SHRINKAGE). LIMBIC STRUCTURE
HIPPOCAMPUS
200
What is AREA'S THAT INCLUDE THE SITES WHERE HEARING REGISTERS IN THE BRAIN
TEMPORAL LOBES
200
What is NEUROTRANSMITTER RELATED TO PLEASURE OR "REWARD" CENTERS.
DOPAMINE
200
CONTAINS MAJOR AREAS FOR SENSORY INPUT AND SENSORY ASSOCIATIONS SUCH AS STORAGE, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OR STIMULI
PARIETAL LOBE
300
What is A BRIEF ELECTRICAL IMPULSE BY WHICH INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED ALONG THE AXON OF A NEURON
ACTION POTENTIAL
300
What is INPUT CENTER FOR SENSORY DATA GOING TO THE CEREBRUM; OUTPUT CENTER FOR MOTOR RESPONSES LEAVING THE CEREBRUM; DATA SORTING
THALAMUS
300
What is FUNCTIONS TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT TEMPERATURE AND BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS
HYPOTHALAMUS
300
What is COMMUNICATES WITH THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ("FIGHT OR FLIGHT SYSTEM".) FUNCTIONS IN RESPONSE TO SHORT TERM STRESS BY INCREASING HEART RATE AND BLOOD PRESSURE.
NOREPINEPHRIN
300
DISORDERS IN THIS AREA CAN CAUSE VISUAL HALLUCINATIONS, COLOR BLINDNESS, DISTORTED PERCEPTIONS AND DIFFUCULTIES WRITING.
OCCIPITAL LOBE
400
What is PART OF CELL THAT CONTAINS THE NUCLEUS
CELL BODY (SOMA)
400
What is A NONINVASIVE IMAGING TECHNIQUE THAT USES MAGNETIC FIELDS TO MAP BRAIN ACTIVITY BY MEASURING CHANGES IN THE BRAIN'S BLOOD FLOW AND OXYGEN LEVELS.
MRI
400
What is THE LARGE BAND OF NERAL FIBERS CONNECTING THE TWO BRAIN HEMISPHERES AND CARRYING MESSAGES BETWEEN THEM.
CORPUS CALLOSUM
400
What is IMPORTANT FOR LEARNING, MEMORY, AND REGULATION OF SLEEP. INHIBITION OF THIS NEUROTRANSMITTER CAUSES DECREASED HEART RATE AND BLOOD PRESSURE.
ACETYLCHOLINE
400
What is PRIMARY AUDITORY CORTEX AND AREAS REPSONSIBLE FOR RECEPTION AND INTERPRETATION OF SPEECH. LONG TERM MEMORY AND SECONDARY FUNCTIONS OF BALANCE, TASTE, AND SMELL ARE MAINTAINED IN THIS AREA
TEMPORAL LOBE
500
What is THE PROCESS OF RE-ABSORPTION OF A NEUROTRANSMITTER FROM THE NEURON THAT RELEASED IT
REUPTAKE
500
What is SURFACE OF THE CEREBRUM; COMPRISED OF SIX LAYERS OF NEURONS DIVIDED INTO FOUR MAJOR LOBES WITHIN THE TWO HEMISPHERES OF THE BRAIN.
CEREBRAL CORTEX
500
What is RESPONSIBLE FOR RECEIVING AND RELAYING INFORMATION RELATED TO MOTOR AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS. BALANCE AND EQUILIBRIUM
CEREBELLUM
500
What is OPIATE AND ANALGESIC EFFECTS WHEN PRODUCED FROM THE CNS.
ENKEPHALINS
500
What is RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FINE-TUNING EFFECTS OF MOTOR MOVEMENTS. DEFECTS CAN BE SEEN IN DISEASES SUCH AS HUNTINGTON'S CHOREA OR PARKINSON'S DISEASE WHERE INVOLUNTARY OR EXAGGERATED MOVEMENTS ARE SEEN