Brain
The hemisphere of the brain that controls language in most people.
Left Hemisphere
The point where the optic nerve leaves the eye.
Blind spot
The snail-shaped organ in the inner ear.
Cochlea
Too much causes schizophrenia, Too little cause Parkinson’s disease.
Dopamine
The basic unit of the nervous system.
Neuron
Brain imaging technique that measures electrical activity of neurons, through placed on the scalp, called brain waves.
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Retinal receptors that function in daylight and allow color perception.
Cones
“Anvil” in the middle ear.
Incus
Similar in chemical shape to opiate drugs.
Endorphins
What the central nervous system can be divided into.
Brain and Spinal Cord
The lobe responsible for a human’s personality, executive functioning, and primary cortex.
Frontal Lobe
Binocular cue of perceiving depth based on image disparity from each eye.
Retinal Disparity
Connects the middle ear to the throat and helps equalize pressure.
Eustachian Tube
Too little causes depression, Too much causes mania.
Movement of Na into neuron.
Action Potential (Depolarization)
Language disorder caused by damage to parts of the brain that control speech and understanding of language.
Aphasia
The central focal point in the retina where cones cluster.
Fovea
Membrane that the stirrup presses against and transmits sound vibrations into fluid movement within the cochlea.
Oval window
Too little is seen in patients with Alzheimers.
Acetylcholine
Outside is more positive than inside.
Resting Potential (Polarization)
Operations that treat epilepsy by severing the corpus callosum.
Split-Brain Operations
The theory of three color receptors sensitive to red, green, and blue.
Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory
Contains receptors and endolymph that help the body maintain its sense of balance.
Semicircular Canal
Mechanism that makes neurotransmitters inactive.
Enzymatic Degradation
Small but ineffectual potential caused by sub-threshold stimulation.
Graded Potential