What cells in the nervous system transfer information from the body to the brain?
Neurons or Nerve cells
100
What is the nervous system?
a electrochemical communication network
100
Which structure of the brain is the brain sensory switchboard?
Thalamus
100
What neurotransmitter affects mood, hungry and arousal?
Serotonin
200
What is the gap between the dendrite and the axon terminal?
Synaptic gap or cleft
200
What does the central nervous system compose of?
Brain and Spinal Cord
200
Describe the Cerebral Cortex's function in the brain
The body's ultimate control and information-processing center
200
Which scan is used more often by doctors PET or MRI?
MRI
300
Through what structure do electrical signals travel through the axons?
Sodium Potassium Pumps
300
What is the parasympathetic nervous system's function?
Calms the bodies functions down by conserving energy
Ex. Slowing heart beat and lowering blood sugar
300
Which two structures of the limbic system are linked to emotion and memory?
Amygdala and Hippocampus
300
What psychological theory did Franz Gall come up with?
Phrenology
400
Which neurotransmitter influences movement, learning, and emotion?
Dopamine
400
Describe how a reflex works?
Simply automatic inborn response to a sensory stimulance
400
Where is the position of the visual cortex in the brain?
The visual cortex is located in the back of the brain
400
What structure of the endocrine system is controlled by the hypothalamus, and what is that structure's function?
The pituitary gland, releases hormones that influences growth
500
Which neurons have myelin sheath and which don't?
Motor neurons have myelin sheath and sensor neurons don't
500
What is the functions of the Autonomic system?
Controls most of the involuntary functions including the glands and the muscles of the internal organs,
500
What happens if the corpus callosum is split?
The brain now acts like two brains, with the left half of the brain only controlling the right side of the body, and the right half of the brain only controlling the left side of the body.
500
Describe what happened to Phineas Gage
A pole shot threw his frontal lobe, and removed the control of his emotions.