Part of the brain that governs the processes of memory, thought, judgment, and processing of sensory information.
What is the cerebrum?
100
Psychological disorder resulting in visual and auditory hallucinations.
What is schizophrenia?
100
The "feeling good" neurotransmitter released that increases heart rate and triggers arousal.
What is dopamine?
100
The largest of the cranial nerves. Supplies sensory fibers to the face and motor fibers to the chewing muscles.
What is the trigeminal nerve?
100
These photoreceptive cells allow one to see color and detect dim light.
What are rods and cones?
200
Brain area most concerned with equilibrium, body posture, and coordination of motor activity.
What is the cerebellum?
200
A degenerative brain disease in which beta amaloid protein deposits and neurofibrillar tangeles disappear. Slow progressive loss of memory and motor control and increasing dimentia.
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
200
A lack of this neurotransmitter can lead to depression.
What is neuroepinephrine?
200
The only cranial nerve to extend beyond the head and neck to the thoracic and abdominal regions. Arises from the medulla and carries motor fibers that promote digestive activity and help regulate heart activity.
What is the vagus nerve?
200
The three bones in the ear that vibrate to pick up noise.
What are the anvil, hammer, and stirrup?
300
Brain area that controls temperature, autonomic nervous system reflexes, hunger, and water balance.
What is the hypothalamus?
300
A mental disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce anxiety, repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing anxiety, or a combination of such thoughts and behaviors.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
300
Transmitted by the CNS, this transmitter plays a role in sleep, appetite, and mood regulation.
What is seratonin?
300
The longest and widest single nerve in the human body that begins in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb.
What is the sciatic nerve?
300
The only 2 senses that are detected chemically.
What are olfactory and gustatory (smell and taste)?
400
Brain area that houses the vital centers for the control of the heart, respiration, and blood pressure.
What is the medulla oblongata?
400
A condition that is characterized by poor attention and distractibility and/or hyperactive and impulsive behaviors.
What is Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)?
400
Secreted by the hypothalamus and also by mast cells during inflammation and acts as a powerful vasoconstrictor.
What is hystamine?
400
Motor fibers control tongue movements; sensory fibers carry impulses from the tongue.
What is the hypoglossal nerve?
400
Lobe of the brain concerned with hearing.
What is the otic lobe?
500
The primary motor area that allows us to consciously move our skeletal muscles.
What is the frontal lobe?
500
A severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any event that results in psychological trauma.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
500
Regulates the circadian rhythms of many biological functions.
What is melatonin?
500
Fibers emerge from the medulla and run to the throat. Motor fibers promote swallowing and saliva production.