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| The central nervous system |
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encased in bone; made up of the brain in the
spinal cord |
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| peripheral nervous system |
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nerves, responsible for reflexive actions,
input <---> motor output, controls muscles, glands, internal organs |
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| normal cell structure, controls cell metabolism |
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| carries signals away from cell body |
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| send signals to next neuron |
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| insulation and speeds up signals |
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| Positron emission tomography |
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used to see what areas of the brain are
active, by using small amounts of radioactive isotopes that are placed in
the blood |
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| Magnetic resonance imaging MRI |
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| provides clear 3d images ofthe object |
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| brain sliced down the middle |
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involved in the arousal in and regulation of "primitive"
emotions |
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| involved in the storage of new information in memory |
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| controls pituitary gland, controls pleasurable stimuli |
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fine motor skills, balance
(your dome-piece) |
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| Occipital lobes (south-east) controls? |
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| Parietal lobes (north) controls? |
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| Temporal lobe (south) controls |
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| Frontal lobes (west) controls |
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| thinking, planning, movement |
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Each hemisphere receives information from the opposite side of the visual
field
o Right eye goes to the left side of the brain, left eye goes to the right side of
the brain |
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