Miscellaneous
Parts of the Brain (Function)
Parts of Brain (Disease)
Endocrine System
Neurons
100
Interconnected neural cells, clustered into work groups.
What are neural networks?
100
This lobe of the brain provides social restraints, creation of long term memory and foresight
What is the frontal lobe?
100
Damage to primary areas of this lobe can cause blindness
What is Occipital lobe?
100
The state where too much a hormone is secreted into the blood stream
What is hypersecretion
100
A fatty layer on the axon of a neuron, not present on inter neurons.
What is the myelin sheath
200
This is a part of the sympathetic system, that control unconscious actions, such a breathing while asleep.
What is autonomic nervous system
200
Controls the basic life-functions,motor and sensory analysis, and reflexive movement.
What is the function of the Brain Stem?
200
Damage to what part of the brain stem results in loss of muscle coordination, and inability to perform basic functions.
What is the Medulla Oblongata
200
This reaction asks for a reduction of a function in response to a stimulus.
What is negative feedback?
200
The cells in the body that hold neurons together
What are glial cells
300
The psudoscience developed by Franz Gall in the 1800s
What is phrenology
300
This part of the brain that is responsible for spatial recognition, pain reception and limb location.
What is the partial lobe?
300
the disorder common to damage of Broca's and Wernike's area.
What is aphasia?
300
This gland adds cortisol to the blood stream to regulate stress
What is the adrenal gland
300
The catechnolamine which is responsible for circadian rhythms and sleep cycle.
What is serotonin
400
This is the method used to detect which part of the brain is most active during certain tasks.
What is the PET (Positron Emission Tomography)
400
This lobe contains the Fusiform hyris, amygdala hyppocampus etc. It is responsible for audio/ visual processing.
What is the temporal lobe?
400
This disease is characterized by changes in a person's morals, poor judgement, motor ability deficit and lack of self- control
What are some symptoms of Frontal Lobe Syndrome?
400
This gland and its hormone help regulate metabolism and growth
What is the thyroid gland and thyroxine
400
The point where sodium channels open on the axon, and the charge of the axon changes (impulse is fired)
What is the action potential
500
The part of the brain that was cut, and resulted in the on-set of split brain.
What is corpus callosum
500
The part of the brain where emotional responses to fear, anxiety are stored. (Part of a lobe)
What is amygdala
500
In this lobe, a disease causes problems with the consciousness, and disrupt the spatial recognition
What is the amydala
500
These 2 form the antagonistic pair in the liver
What are insulin and glucagon
500
The act of a neuron taking back any excess neurotransmitters
What is reuptake
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