Nervous System
The part of your nervous system that does not include brain and spinal cord.
What is peripheral nervous system?
The part of a neuron that receives messages from other neurons.
What are the dendrites?
The space into which the neurotransmitters are released.
The part of the brain associated with vision?
What is the occipital lobe?
A hormone associated with "fight or flight."
What is adrenaline?
Destruction of acetylcholine in the hippocampus is associated with this degenerative disease.
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
The part of your nervous system responsible for voluntary moment.
What is the somatic nervous system?
The part of the neuron that speeds up action potentials and protects the axon.
What is the myelin sheath?
A neurotransmitter associated with moods.
What is serotonin?
The part of the brain responsible for breathing and heart rate.
What is the brain stem (or medulla)?
A hormone associated with sleep.
What is melatonin?
Disease that involves destruction of myelin sheath, causing impaired mobility, paralysis, and pain.
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
The part of your nervous system that calms you down after a stressful event is over.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
When a neuron must rest and reset before it can send another action potential.
What is the refractory period?
A neurotransmitter associated with the reward centers of the brain.
What is dopamine?
The part of the brain that "talks to" the endocrine system by secreting hormones.
What is the pituitary gland?
Nicknamed "the love" hormone; used for pair bonding, mother/baby connection
What is oxytocin?
A condition where people periodically stop breathing during sleep.
What is sleep apnea?
What is sympathetic nervous system?
Neurons that help the sensory and motor neurons communicate.
What are interneurons?
A neurotransmitter associated with movement and memory.
What is acetylcholine (ACh)?
The part of the brain that, if damaged, will result in the inability to wake up.
What is the reticular formation?
The brain structure that controls the pituitary gland.
What is the hypothalamus?
Sudden attacks of overwhelming sleepiness, usually lasting less than 5 minutes.
What is narcolepsy?
The part of your nervous system responsible for digestion and heartbeat.
What is Autonomic nervous system
Cells that provide structure, insulation, communication, and waste transport for neurons.
What are glial cells?
What are inhibitory neurotransmitters?
Damage to this area will result in the inability to produce speech.
What is Broca's Area?
A hormone produced in your stomach that makes you feel hunger.
What is ghrelin?
Too little dopamine in the brain can result in this disease.
What is Parkinson's disease?