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Vocab from chapter 3
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Sociology
12th Grade
09/17/2012

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acetylcholine
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neurotransmitter that regulates basic bodily processes such as movement
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Adrenal Glands
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The glands that cause excitement in order to prepare the body for an emergency or some other important activity
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Adrenaline
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The chemical that prepares the body for emergency activity by increasing blood pressure, breathing rate and energy level
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Androgen
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The male sex hormone
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Axon
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the part of the neuron that carries messages away from the nerve cell to the dendrites on another nerve cell
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Cerebellum
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The portion of the lower brain that coordinates and organizes bodily movements for balance and accuracy.
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Cerebral Cortex
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The unit that convers the lower brain and controls mental processes such as thought.
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Corpus Callosum
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A large bundle of nerve fibers that transfers information from one half of the brain to the other
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Dominance
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Either the right or left hemisphere is dominant in each individual; hence on of them is preferred and controls the majority of actions performed.
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dopamine
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a neurotransmitter involved in the control of bodily movements
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Endocrine System
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The system of all the glands and their chemical messages taken together
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endorphins
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neurotransmitters that relieve pain and increase our sense of well-being
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Estrogen
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The female sex hormone
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Fissure
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A lengthy depression marking off an area of the brain
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Frontal Association Area
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Forward Portion of the brain that engages in elaborate associations or mental connections; it plays an important part in integrating personality and in forming complex thoughts.
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Frontal Lobe
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Division of the brain that contains the motor strip and frontal association area
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Gonads
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The sex glands that make sperm or eggs for reproduction
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Growth Hormone
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The hormone controlled by the pituiraty that regulates the growth process
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Hemisphere
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One-half of the two halves of the brain; controls the opposite side of the body
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hormones
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chemical regulators that control bodily processes such as emotional responses, growth, and sexuality.
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Hypothalamus
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the portion of the lower brain that regulates basic needs (Hunger, Thirst) and emotions such as pleasure, fear, rage, and sexuality.
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Lobe
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Major division of the brain
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Lower Brain
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Basic “animal” units common to animals and humans that regulate basic functions such as breathing.
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Metabolism
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The speed at which the body operates or the speed at which it uses up energy
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Motor Strip
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Band running down the side of the frontal love that controls all bodily movements (called motor functions)
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neurotransmitters
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chemicals in the ending of nerve cells that send information across the synapse
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Occipital Lobe
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Area of the brain that interprets visual information
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Parietal Lobe
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Area of the brain that contains the sensory strip
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Pituitary Gland
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The master gland of the body that activates other glands and controls the growth hormone
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reflex
Definition
an automatic behavior of the body involving movement that is activated through the spinal cord without using a higher brain
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Reticular Activating System
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The alertness control center of the brain that regulates the activity level of the body.
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Sensory Strip
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Band running down the side of the parietal lobe that registers and provides all sensation.
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spinal cord
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the part of the body that functions as an automatic “brain” in its own right and is a relay station for impulses to and from the higher brain
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Synapse
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the junction point of two or more neurons; a connection is made by neurotransmitters
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Temporal Lobe
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Area of the brain responsible for hearing and some speech functions
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Thalamus
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The portion of the lower brain that functions primarily as a central relay station for incoming and outgoing messages from the body to the brain and the brain to the body.
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Thyroid Gland
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The gland that controls and regulates the speed of bodily processes, called a metabolism
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Vesicle
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Bubble like containers of neurotransmitters; located at the end of an axon
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