Nervous System
What is the main purpose of the nervous system?
COMMUNICATION!
What is secreted by the glands in your endocrine system and how is it transported?
Hormones are secreted into your bloodstream to go to a specific part of your body.
What are the two types of neurotransmitters?
Excitatory & Inhibitory
What is the structure that connects both hemispheres of the brain?
Corpus Callosum
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for vision?
Occipital Lobe
What two body parts make of up your central nervous system?
Brain and spinal cord
Which gland is known as the Mastery Gland? Where is it located?
Pituitary Gland in your brain!
Too much Acetylcholine can result in...
Muscle spasms
The Broca's area is in which lobe of the brain?
Frontal Lobe
What is the nickname of your cerebellum?
The Little Brain
Which two branches make up the peripheral nervous system?
Autonomic and Somatic
What is thyroxin known to regulate?
Metabolism, growth, and appetite
Dopamine is known as the "______________".
Too much dopamine may result in _____________.
Pleasure chemical of the Brain / Good Mood
Schizophrenia
The pons stimulates which types of autonomic functions?
Breathing
Heart rate
Circadian rhythms
Where are your adrenal glands located?
On top of both of your kidneys?
Sympathetic Nervous System is fight or flight,
whereas Parasympathetic Nervous system is _______________.
Rest & Digest
Which gland is responsible for regulating your sleep and body rhythms?
Pineal gland
Which neurotransmitter is related to Parkinson's Disease?
Dopamine
The amygdala's primary function is activated when...
there is an emotional response or need for a survival response.
What direction do efferent neurons go towards?
Efferent neurons are motor neurons that go towards the rest of your body.
Sensory Neurons are ____________ neurons, and Motor Neurons are ________________.
Efferent Neurons
Afferent Neurons
What is secreted when a mother is in the process of breastfeeding?
Oxytocin
Which neurotransmitter is known as the major excitatory neurotransmitter?
Hint: It involves most brain functions
Glutamate
1. Emotions such as fear and aggression
2. Basic drives such as hunger and thirst
3. Formation of episodic memories
What percentage of the brain is made up of glial cells?
90%