Stimulation to the eye results in an action potential. This part of the neuron first receives the information
What are the dendrites?
100
The endocrine system relies on these to communicate
What are hormones?
100
This is the oldest and innermost region of the brain
What is the brainstem?
100
After developing a tumor that stimulated this area of his limbic system, a mild-mannered individual became very aggressive
What is the amygdala?
100
This lobe is located in the back of the brain and receives information from the visual fields
What is the occipital lobe?
200
This must be released for two neurons to communicate
What are neurotransmitters?
200
This "master gland" releases hormones which trigger growth and the release of other hormones throughout the endocrine system
What is the pituitary gland?
200
This controls breathing and your heartbeat
What is the medulla?
200
Damage to this part of the limbic system would result in memory problems
What is the hippocampus?
200
Because the brain lacks these, brain surgeons were able to map the motor cortex in hundreds of wide-awake patients by stimulating different cortical areas and observing the body's responses
What are sensory receptors?
300
This drug may cause the brain to stop producing it's own natural opiates
What is morphine?
300
This is how Hormones travel throughout the body
What is the bloodstream?
300
This is the brain's sensory switchboard. It directs messages to the sensory receiving areas of the brain
What is the thalamus?
300
This part of the limbic system maintains the link between the nervous system and the endocrine system
What is the hypothalamus?
300
Research on these areas of the brain, which are involved in higher order thinking, have indicated that complex mental functions do not reside in one place
What are association areas?
400
This part of the Nervous System is composed of the somatic and autonomic nervous systems
What is Peripheral Nervous System?
400
These glands is involved in your fight or flight response
What are the adrenal glands?
400
Setting a dinning room table requires coordinated voluntary movements, which is controlled by this part of the brain
What is the cerebellum?
400
The lymbic system lies between what two parts of the brain
What are the brainstem and cerebral hemispheres?
400
After a car accident, Mike seems to be suffering from this disorder, that has left him able to speak fluently, but no longer able to read
What is aphasia?
500
This will affect our ability to distinguish the intensity of a detected stimulus
What is the number of neurons firing at once?
500
This system directs endocrine recreations
What is the Nervous System?
500
Without proper stimulation of this area of the brain you are likely to fall asleep during
What is the reticular formation?
500
Parts of the hypothalamus have been given this nickname due to experimentation with rats and stimulation
What are reward centers?
500
This hemisphere of the brain seems to be responsible for orchestrating our sense of self, modulating our speech to make clear meanings as well as making inferences