Neurons
Nerve cells are known as (blank)
What is neurons
what does CNS stand for
central nervous system
What is the all-or-none principles?
neurons either fire or don't
This hormone is released in situations where we may be in fear or danger
Adrenaline
what does the medulla control?
blood pressure, heart rate, breathing
The following type of neuron carries signal outward from the central nervous system, is called (blank)
What is motor neurons
What is the role of the endocrine gland?
produces hormone
What is action potential?
Neural impulses that travel down the axon
The following gland produces estrogen, call (blank)
The ovaries
What is the role of the amygdala?
helps us feel emotion and fear
What are the roles of serotonin?
What is affect mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
This subdivision of the Autonomic nervous system arouses our body and expends energy, is call (blank)
What is sympathetic nervous system
A change in the cell membrane, where the charge briefly becomes positive, is known as (blank)
Depolarization
What is the role of Leptin?
controls your appetite and body weight
The brain ability to change throughout our lifespan and conserve for lost function is call (blank)
Brain plasticity
Neurotransmitter that excite the next cell to fire is known as (blank)
What is excitatory Neurotransmitter
The other subdivision of the Autonomic nervous system that helps you calm down and conserve energy, is called (blank)
What is parasympathetic nervous system
A cell can only be fire from the (blank) down to the (blank)
From the dendrite to the terminal button
The hormone (blank) helps you with bonding and positivity
Oxytocin
what does an electroencephalogram (EEG) do
detects brain waves during different stages of consciousness
A covering around the axon that help speed up transmission is call (blank)
What is myelin sheath
By utilizing bloodstreams
A chronic disease that disrupts the communication between nerve and muscle is call (blank)
Myasthenia gravis
This gland is controlled by the hypothalamus, call (blank)
This is known as the "Little Brain."
The cerebellum