The Nervous System
Activates the flight or flight response.
What is the sympathetic nervous system.
The reward neurotransmitter.
What is dopamine.
Measures brain waves.
What is the EEG
Smallest functional unit of the nervous system.
What is the neuron.
Regulates hunger.
What is the hypothalamus.
Controls the action of skeletal muscle.
What is the somatic nervous system.
A major mood regulator.
What is serotonin or norepinephrine
Provides low resolution images of the skull
What is an X-ray
Receives information from adjacent neurons.
What is the dendrite
Cerebral lobe responsible for vision.
What is the occipital lobe.
Controls the actions of the organs and glands.
What is the autonomic nervous system.
Naturally occurring pain killer.
What are the endorphins.
What is MRI
The longest part of the neuron.
What is the axon.
Connects the left and right hemisphere.
What is the corpus callosum
Consists of the somatic and autonomic nervous systems.
What is the peripheral nervous system.
Regulates anxiety levels.
What is GABA.
Uses radioactive isotopes of glucose.
What is the PET scan.
Insulates the axon.
What is the myelin sheath.
Allows a person to concentrate.
What is the reticular system.
Initiates reflexes.
What is the spinal cord.
An SSRI
Prozac
Uses X-rays to map the brain.
What is the CAT scan.
Depolarization of the neuron.
What is an action potential.
Provides the articulation codes for speech.
What is Broca's area.