The Brain
Nervous System
Neurotransmitter
Terms
Anything Goes
100
What controls the blood pressure, heart rate and breathing?
What is the medulla
100
What makes up the Central Nervous System?
What is brain and the spinal cord
100
What is the difference between a neurotransmitter that is excitatory and inhibitory?
Excitatory - excicte the next cell into firing Inhibitory - inhibits the next cell from firing
100
What is a nerve bundle that connects the two hemispheres?
What is corpus callosum
100
How many chromosomes does each human cell have?
What is 46
200
This connects the hindbrain with the midbrain and forebrain. It also helps with facial expressions.
What is pons
200
What makes up the Peripheral Nervous System
What is the autonomic and somatic
200
What neurotransmitter deals with motor movement - a lack of it can lead to alzheimers?
What is ACETYLCHOLINE
200
What is the cerebral Cortex?
What is Large part of the brain that is wrinkled that is made up of the 4 lobes
200
Name the four lobes and their location
Frontal, Parietal, Occipital and Temporal
300
Describe the difference between the Left and Right Hemispheres of the brain.
Left - controls right side of the body, controls logic and language Right - controls left side of the body, more with creativity and spatial
300
What part of our nervous system slows down our body after a stress response. Give 2 examples.
What is Parasympathetic - decreases heart, respiration, increases salivation, constricts pupils, contracts bladder, .....
300
This neurotransmitter deals with mood control, reulation of sleep and pain and appetite. A lack of it is associated with what disorder?
What is SEROTONIN - depression
300
What is it called when part of the brain is removed or destroyed? Give an example of a specific surgery?
What is lesions - Lobotomy
300
Draw and label a neuron.
Cell body, dendrites, axon, myelin sheath, terminal buttons
400
Where is the Broca's area located? What does it do?
What is Left hemisphere of the Frontal lobe - muscles in speech
400
This happens when a message goes to the spinal cord but bypasses the brain
What is a reflex
400
This is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that controls motor movement. Overabundance is associated with what disorder?
What is DOPAMINE - Schizophrenia
400
Sensory nuerons are also called ________. What is their function?
What is Afferent - take infromation from the senses to the brain
400
Where is the sensory cortex, motor cortex and visual cortex?
Sensory - parietal lobe Motor - frontal Visual - occipital
500
Where is Wernicke's area located? What does it do?
Temporal Lobe - interprets written and spoken speech - affects our ability to understand language
500
What mobilizes our body to respond to stress? Give 3 examples?
What is the Sympathetic Nervous System - increases heart rate, respiration, inhibits genitals & digestion, relaxes bladder, dilates pupils ....
500
This Neurotransmitter is important for psychological arousal, mood changes, sleep and learning. What disorder is it associated with?
What is NOREPINEPHRINE - Bipolar
500
Explain resting potential, Action potential and refractory period.
Cell is at resting potential with a negative charge. Inflow of positive ions is the action potential. After it has fired there is a period when no further action potentials can fire.
500
What are the 2 ways to study the brain that shows the function of the brain?
What is the EEG and PET
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