The Brain
This part of the brain is involved in coordination, balance and posture.
What is the Cerebellum?
Pathology associated with this part of the brain is related to Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, Tourette's disorder, OCD, and ADHD.
What is the basal ganglia?
This part of the cell carries outgoing messages from the cell body to other cells.
What is the Axon?
This neurotransmitter mediates neuromuscular transmission, parasympathetic arousal, and memory (memory loss in Alzheimer's dementia).
What is Acetylcholine?
What is serotonin syndrome?
This part of the brain is a hindbrain structure and regulates vital functions such as breathing, heartbeat and blood pressure.
What is the Medulla?
Damage to this part of the area produces expressive aphasia.
What is Broca's area?
This part of the cell receives messages from other nerve cells.
What are dendrites?
This neurotransmitter underlies Parkinson's disease, Schizophrenia, and Tourette's disorder.
What is dopamine?
This condition may occur from prolonged use of antipsychotic medication and often involves irreversible extrapyramidal effects.
What is tardive dyskinesia?
This area of the brain plays a role in the perception and expression of anger, fear, sadness, and happiness and attaches emotion to memories.
What is the amygdala?
The degeneration of the myelin that surrounds nerve fibers in the CNS results in this condition.
What is multiple sclerosis?
This refers to the gap between two nerve cells.
What is the synapse?
This neurotransmitter regulates mood, hunger, arousal, sleep, temperature and pain.
What is serotonin?
Patients taking antipsychotic medications who experience muscle rigidity, tachycardia, hyperthermia, and altered consciousness should be assessed for this condition.
What is Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome?
This part of the brain is a limbic system structure and is important for spatial memory, memory consolidation, and emotional regulation.
What is the hippocampus?
Low levels of this inhibitory neurotransmitter may result in Huntington's disease.
What is GABA?
These chemicals are considered messengers and help cells communicate.
What are neurotransmitters?
This inhibitory neurotransmitter is involved in anxiety, sleep and seizures.
What is GABA?
Common side effects of this child related medication include decreased appetite, insomnia, dysphoria, and growth suppression.
What is methylphenidate?
The right and left hemispheres are connected by this large bundle of fibers.
What is the Corpus Callosum?
Damage to this area of the brain results in problems with temperature regulation, eating or sleeping.
What is the hypothalamus?
Known as the "powerhouse" of the cell, this part is responsible for producing energy through cellular respiration.
What is the Mitochondria?
Beta-blockers diminish the cardiovascular excitatory response to these two hormones and help with reducing the physical symptoms of anxiety.
What are epinephrine and norepinephrine?
This class of medication is often used for anxiety, sleep disturbances, seizures, and alcohol withdrawal.
What are benzodiazepines?