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Nerves and Synapses
Research and Anatomy
Genes, Evolution, and the Environment
The Senses
I Like to Move it Move It
100
The nervous system is composed of two main systems, one of which takes place in the brain and spinal cord.
What is the central nervous system?
100
This organ gets 1/5 of the body's bloodflow.
What is the brain?
100
Known for "his finches" when he studied a variety of animals and their adaptations.
Who is Charles Darwin?
100
Many of these will connect to one ganglia cell for vision.
What are rods?
100
This motor cortex has to do with skills like clapping (rapid sequence).
What is the supplementary motor cortex?
200
It either happens or it doesn't depending on how much of this is in the cell.
What is Na+?
200
Stubborn people are called "hard-headed" but all individual's brains are protected by this advantageous structure.
What is the skull?
200
Father of Modern Genetics who studied pea plants.
Who is Gregor Mendel ?
200
The ear is made of of three major parts, two of which are located in air and this third is located in water.
What is the inner ear?
200
This cortex helps you understand where your body is relative to the world and with planning of movements.
What is the posterior parietal cortex?
300
This type of cell can help regrow some neurons in the peripheral nervous system.
What are Schwann Cells?
300
A.K.A. "the bark of the brain", the wrinkled layer covering the top surface.
What is the cortex?
300
Location of DNA in eukaryotic cells.
What is the nucleus?
300
Taste receptors are sweet, sour, salty, and this fourth one that does NOT start with the letter "s". (HINT: Also a slang word for being upset.)
What is bitter?
300
Monkey See, Monkey Do, these neurons activate in the brain when you do the action AND when you watch some one do the action.
What are mirror neurons?
400
This neurotransmitter is also a gas.
What is NO?
400
A.K.A. "Mini Brain" but looks more like a vegetable and helps with breathing and balance.
What is Cerebellum?
400
Evolution that does not improve fitness.
What is non-adaptive evolution?
400
Hearing and this other sense are known as mechanical senses.
What is touch?
400
The three types of muscles: smooth, cardiac, and ____.
What is skeletal?
500
Postsynaptic potential that is excitatory.
What is EPSP?
500
To understand the brain better, it gets purposefully destroyed a little bit in this research technique.
What is lesioning?
500
Genes produce these as blueprints for functions in the body.
What are proteins?
500
Eye is to retina as ear is to ____.
What is the organ of corti?
500
____ works with the cerebellum to create complex sequences of events.
What is Basal Ganglia?