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Neurons
Nervous/Endocrine
Brain Structures
Brain Hemisphere Organization
Genetics and Evolutionary Psych
100
The portion of the neuron SENDS messages away from the cell body; only one
What is an axon?
100
The division of the nervous system that is responsible for all automatic functions of the body
What is the autonomic nervous system?
100
Part of the brainstem, this portion of the brain controls all basic functions such as heartbeat and breathing
What is the medulla?
100
This half of the brain controls the left half of the body
What is the right hemisphere?
100
These types of twins allow us to study genetic similarities because they have 100% of their DNA in common
What is monozygotic/identical twins?
200
part of a neuron that wraps the axon; speeds up neural transmission; degradation of which leads to Parkinson's
What is the myelin sheath?
200
this portion of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight-or-flight" and arousal responses of the body
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
200
This part of the midbrain controls the responses of fear and aggression
What is the amygdala?
200
This half of the brain typically contains the speech centers of the brain
What is the left hemisphere?
200
These are the complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organisms chromosomes
What is a genome?
300
After the action potential has fired; a resting period
What is the refractory period?
300
This "master control gland" of the endocrine system controls the release of many hormones into the body
What is the pituitary gland?
300
This section of the cerebral cortex is responsible for managing judgments and decision making
What is the frontal cortex?
300

If you lost your keys earlier in the day, you probably weren't specifically trying to remember where you were, but you are able to retrace your steps.  What type of memory recoded this?

What is procedural memory (in the cerebellum)?

300
This is the extent to which variation among individuals can be attributed to their differing genes
What is heritability?
400
the gap between one neuron's axon and a 2nd neurons dendrite
What is a synaptic cleft?
400
this endocrine gland above the kidneys controls the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine, starting the fight-or-flight response
What are the adrenal glands?
400
This part of the limbic system, below the thalamus, is responsible for keeping the body in a steady state and helps to control the pituitary gland
What is the hypothalamus?
400
Which portion of the brain excels at making inferences?
What is the right brain?
400
This word relates to the environmental influences that can change gene expression WITHOUT changing DNA
What is epigenetics?
500
This neurotransmitter is responsible for mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal; undersupply linked to depression.
What is serotonin?
500
These neurons process the information from the motor and sensory nerves; part of the brain and spinal cord's intercommunication system
What are interneurons?
500
This portion of the cerebral cortex is responsible for processing visual information from the eyes and perception of the visual world around you; damage to it can cause blindsight
What is the occipital lobe?
500

If a split brain patient allows an individual to simultaneously draw a square and a circle with both hands, what brain structure was severed/lesioned?

What is the corpus callosum?

500

Charles Darwin was a contributor to the evolutionary approach to psychology with a "survival of the fittest" mentality which he called...

What is natural selection.