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The Primitive Brain
Brain anatomy
The Neuron
The Nervous System
Action Potentials
100
The relay station that deciphers sensory impulses and sends them to the appropriate cortical lobe for processing
What is the thalamus?
100

Sally has a brain injury; she knows what she wants to say but can't vocalize the words. The part of her brain that deals with the ability to say words properly is the ________.

What is Broca's area 

100
The branch-like extensions that receive chemical messages from the synapse.
What is a dendrite?
100
The brain and spinal cord.
What is the Central Nervous System (CNS)?
100

Why is hyperpolarization important?

It prevents a second, unwanted signal from being sent

200
The thalamus, hypothalamus, hippocampus and amygdala, taken collectively
What is the limbic system?
200
The part of the brain that controls feeling and sensation in the left arm and leg.
What is the somatosensory cortex?
200
The insulation that covers the axon and the disorder that is caused by the destruction of this insulation.
What are the myelin sheath and multiple sclerosis?
200

The type of nerve cell that provides support, nutrition and insulation to a neuron is the:

glial cell

200

This type of channel responds to a change in the electrical potential of the cell membrane

voltage gated

300

Regulates the bodies circadian rhythms (SLEEP-WAKE CYCLE) through the hormone melatonin.

Pineal Gland

300

Produces important hormones for growth and development

Pituitary Gland

300
The neurotransmitter responsible for memory and the disorder caused by its decreased levels.
What is acetylcholine and Alzheimer's disease?
300
The part of the nervous system that prepares us to respond to a potential danger.
What is the sympathetic nervous system.
300

When a neuron is depolarized, what are the first channels to open?

Sodium

400

The part of the brain that will causes an involuntary reflex called agonal respirations when the brain is severely deprived of oxygen. 

What is the medulla?

400
The part of the brain that allows us to choose correct words and where it is located.
What are Wernicke's Area and the temporal lobe?
400

Which neurotransmitter is involved in muscle movements?

Acetylcholine

400
The part of the nervous system that relaxes us and controls digestion.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
400

This is a signal molecule that transmits nerve impulses across synapses

Neurotransmitter

500
The "little brain" or the part of the brain that controls gross motor coordination and balance.
What is the cerebellum?
500

Contain cerebrospinal fluid

Ventricles

500

What is the gap between dendrites called?




Synapse

500
Collectively, all parts of the nervous system that are not part of the Central Nervous System.
What is the Peripheral Nervous system?
500

Neurotransmitter involved with happiness  

Serotonin