This lobe processes and comprehends visual information
What is the occipital lobe
100
Which part receives incoming messages
What are dendrites?
100
Which neurotransmitter is most closely associated with both Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia?
What is dopamine?
100
Which gland of the endocrine system controls the activity of other glands?
What is the pituitary gland?
100
This lobe contains the most volume out of any lobes of the brain.
What is the frontal lobe
200
this lobe is the most important for touch and taste
What is parietal lobe
200
_____ increases the velocity of an action potential.
What is the mylin sheath?
200
the neurotransmitter most associated with movement
What is ACH
200
Which technique monitors changes in brain activity by measuring the changes in blood flow and oxygen uptake and allows for the study of the different functions of the parts of the brain?
What is the fMRI?
200
Which part of the brain contains the most volume out of any parts of the brain
What is the cerebral cortex?
300
For most people, speech functions are primarily localized in the
left cerebral hemisphere
300
An action potential involves the movement of (2)______ into _______
What is "sodium ions" into "the axon"
300
DAILY DOUBLE!! Other than dopamine, what 2 neurotransmitters are the most associated with "love"?
What is vasopressin & oxytocin
300
DAILY DOUBLE!! _____ provides information regarding brain function by monitoring the brain at work through metabolism of glucose?
What is a PET scanner?
300
This is a network of small parts of the brain that primarily influence our action selection and voluntary movements. Like during a long jump in class olympics
What is the basil ganglia
400
The area of the brain stem that is important in controlling breathing is the
What is medulla?
400
the process of _____ is the final stage of neurotransmission.
What is reuptake?
400
The neurotransmitter most associated the the perception of pain?
What is substance p?
400
_______produces the most detailed picture of the brain structure.
What is a MRI?
500
A severely overweight rat would most likely result from a lesion on the
What is the hypothalamus
500
Neurotransmitters are typically stored in the _____ of the neuron
What are terminal buttons
500
The neurotransmitter that kills pain
What are endorphins
500
Stimulation of the left temporal lobe of the brain during surgery will cause the patient to
What is "hear sounds"?
500
Brain damage that leaves a person capable of understanding speech but with an impaired ability to produce speech most likely indicated injury to which of the following?