Parts of the brain
Disorders
Characteristics of the neuron
Characteristics of the brain
Potpourri
100
This lobe of the brain receives and processes messages from the skin senses.
What is the parietal lobe
100
This sleep disorder is the inability to fall asleep, to sleep, or to stay asleep; usually caused by stress.
What is Insomnia
100
Acts as drugs to reduce pain as well as transmit messages.
What are Endorphins
100
Theory that suggests only a certain amount of information can be processed by the central nervous system at a time.
What is the Gate theory
200
The part of the brain linked to emotion; specifically anger and fear.
What is Amygdala
200
This sleeping disorder involves an interruption in breathing.
What is Sleep Apnea
200
Located at the end of the nerve cell and recieves messages from other nerve cells.
What are Dendrites
200
This is an altered state of consciousness that a trained therapist can induce; heightened suggestability, deep relaxation, highly focused attention.
What is Hypnosis
200
Slows activity of the nervous system; alcohol, valium, xanax.
What is a Depressant
300
The area of the left hemisphere that controls speech muscles.
What is Broca's area
300
This sleep disorder causes a person to fall asleep at undpredictable intervals; very rare and very dangerous.
What is Narcolepsy
300
Chemical that is invovled in motor messages and behavior; if one has too little or too much they may develope Parkinson's, or Schizophrenia
What is Dopamine
300
The process by which our brain organizes and interprets sensory information.
What is Perception
300
Recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur.
What is REM (Rapid Eye Movement)
400
Hearing or auditory processing occurs in this lobe.
What is Temporal lobe
400
This disorder involves recurring relatively short period of intense fear or discomfort.
What is Panic Disorder
400
Too little of this chemical may lead to Alzheimer's disease.
What is Acetylcholine
400
The light-sensitive inner surface of the eye; conatins the receptor rods and cones.
What is the Retina
400
Part of the peripheral nervous system that prepares the body for action if something alarms or challenges you
What is the Sympathetic system
500
The structure of the brain that connects and relays messages between the two hemispheres.
What is the Corpus Callosum
500
This is the most severe of Psychological disorders, invovles loss of contact with reality.
What is Schizophrenia
500
The gap between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the recieveing neuron.
What is the Synapse.
500
The brain and the spinal cord make up this system.
What is the Central Nervous System.
500
The process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system take in stimulus energies from the enviroment
What is Sensation
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