Neurotransmitters
It's All Lobe
It's in your Genes
Systems
You Neuron!
100
This is known to regulate hunger and sometimes called the "happy chemical."
What is Serotonin?
100
This is the part of the brain that houses personality and carries out higher mental processes such as thinking, decision making, and planning.
What is the Frontal Lobe?
100
This is the normal count of chromosomal pairs in every human genetic chart.
What is 23?
100
Connecting the brain and the spine, this system sends messages to muscles and glands as well as responsible for spinal reflexes.
What is the Central Nervous System?
100
This type of neuron is responsible for receiving information from all outlets such as skin, eyes, taste, ears, and nose.
What is a sensory neuron?
200
Initiating the reward system, this neurotransmitter regulates emotion and can be a cause for substance addiction.
What is Dopamine?
200
It is responsible for processing auditory information from the ears such as sounds, pitch, and tone.
What is the Temporal Lobe?
200
This is a common genetic disorder that occurs when there is an extra chromosome on the 21st pair.
What is Down Syndrome?
200
This system regulates the body’s vital functions such as breathing, heart rate, digestion, and blood pressure.
What is the Autonomic Nervous System?
200
Once a neuron is signaled to fire by a neurotransmitter to send a message, it enters this stage.
What is Action Potential?
300
This neurotransmitter promotes positive emotions, reduces stress, and regulates pain control.
What are Endorphins?
300
Often referred to as the 'little brain,' this section is responsible for balance and coordination of muscles and the body.
What is the Cerebellum?
300
This is the passing of genetic traits and characteristics to offspring.
What is Heredity?
300
Opposed to the electrical nervous system, this system uses chemical communication in the body to regulate functions and development.
What is the Endocrine System?
300
This label is given to a neurotransmitter if it is used to block a message from a Neuron.
What is inhibitory?
400
This neurotransmitter is the brain's main inhibitor and regulates the sleep/wake cycle.
What is GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)?
400
Being the 'master gland' of the entire body, this section regulates the production and secretion of all hormonal glands.
What is the Pituitary Gland?
400
These sections of the brain are responsible for the interpretation and creation of speech and language. (Two sections)
What are Wernicke's and Broca's area of the brain?
400
This gland beaks down sugar, starches and fats and can cause diabetes if it does not function properly.
What are the Pancreas?
400
This is where the exchange of neurotransmitters is regulated and processed.
What is the Axon Terminal?
500
What is happening in this image?
(answers may vary) This is the neurotransmitter system where neurotransmitters are released and received in the synapse.
500
This sections is responsible for behaviors such as hunger and thirst, as well as the maintenance of body temperature.
What is the Hypothalamus?
500
These are the two types of twins that can develop from birth.
What are Monozygotic (identical) and Dizygotic (paternal) Twins?
500
This gland is responsible for controlling the body's metabolism.
What is the Thyroid gland?
500
These are the branch like structures on the cell body of a neuron.
What are dendrites?