Nervous System
The body's electrochemical communication circuit
What is the nervous system
The system that contains glands that regulate certain organs by releasing their chemical products into the bloodstream
What is the Endocrine System
Segments of chromosomes that are composed of DNA
What is Genes
Nerve cells that control the information processing functions
What are Neurons
Abnormal disruption in brain tissue from injury or disease
What is Brain Lesioning
Integrates sensory inputs and motor outputs
What is neural networks
Controls growth and regulates other glands
What is the Pituitary Gland
Referring to the principle that the dominant gene will override the recessive gene
Provides support and nutrition to the nervous system
What is Glial Cells
The outermost part of the brain that makes up 80% of the cerebral cortex
What is the Neocortex
A system consisting of the Sympathetic Nervous System and the Parasympathetic Nervous System
What is the Autonomic Nervous System
Involved in digestive and endocrine functions, releases insulin
What is the Pancreas
A person's physical and psychological characteristics
What is a Phenotype
Contains the nucleus that manufactures what neurons need for growth and maintenance
What is the Cell Body
The largest division of the brain, including the limbic system, thalamus, basal ganglia, hypothalamus, and cerebral cortex
What is the Forebrain
A system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
What is the Central Nervous System
Chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine system
What is Hormones
A person's genetic material
What is a Genotype
Stable, negative charge of an inactive neuron
The bundle of axons that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain
What is the Corpus Callosum
A system consisting of the connecting nerves from the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body
What is the Peripheral Nervous System
Involved in regulating mood, energy level, and stress coping
What is Adrenal Glands
The study of the degree and nature of heredity's influence on behavior
What is Behavior Genetics
Wave of positive charge that goes down the axon
What is Action Potential
The area of the brain that processes information about sensory input and motor output
What is the Association Cortex