Genetics
Long strands of genetic information
What are Chromosomes?
The very small space between 2 neurons
The thick band of neural fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the brain
What is the Corpus Collosum?
The test which measures the brain's electrical activity
What is Electroencephalography (EEG)?
What are the Central Nervous System and the Peripheral Nervous System?
The genetic makeup of an individual
What is a Genotype?
The end of the axon which contains synaptic vesicles, housing neurotransmitters.
What are Terminal Buttons?
The area in the prefrontal cortex responsible for language production
The test which involves taking multiple x-rays of a particular area of the brain or other body part
The peripheral nervous system associated with activities that are conscious or voluntary
What is the Somatic Nervous System?
Asserts that our genes set the boundaries within which we can operate, and our environment interacts with the genes to determine where we will fall.
What is Range of Reaction?
Glial cells that form a fatty substance which coats an axon and acts as an insulator
What is Myelin Sheath?
The concept that each hemisphere of the brain is associated with specialized functions
What is Lateralization?
The test which shows brain activity over time by tracking blood flow and oxygen levels
What is a Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scan?
The nervous system associated with returning the body to routine, day-to-day operations
What is the Parasympathetic Nervous System?
Traits controlled by more than one gene
What is Polygenic?
The Electrical signal that moves down the neuron's axon
What is Action Potential?
The folds and grooves of the brain's surface
What are gyri and sulci?
The test which monitors the movement of a radioactive tracer through the brain
What is a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan?
The nervous system that controls our internal organs and glands
What is the Autonomic Nervous System?
Possessing two copies of the same allele
What is Homozygous?
Chemicals that mimic a neurotransmitter at the receptor site
What are Agonists?
The sensory relay area of the forebrain through which all senses, except smell, are routed
What is the Thalamus?
The two tests noted in the study of schizophrenia due to studying activity level of neurotransmitter receptors
What are CT and PET scans?
The state of equilibrium, or balance
What is Homeostasis?