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| Receive information from other neurons and trsnsmit electrical stimulation to soma |
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| Where signals from teh dendrites are joined and passed on |
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| Axon hillcock controls the firing of the neuron |
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Neurons:
Action potential |
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| part of the neural membrane opens to allow positively charged ions inside the cell and negatively charged ions out |
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| Transmits the neural signal |
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| Small gap at the end of a neuron that allows information to pass from one neuron to the next |
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| The gap in between the terminal butt on one neuron and the dendrite of another |
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Electrically insulating material the forms a layer around the axon
- Schwann cells: Provide the myelin sheath
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| Plays a role in attention and arousal |
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| Support anticipation of rewards, motor contol, and controlled cognition |
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| Used in brain areas that regulate sleep cycles, mood, memory, and learning |
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| Modulate senses of pain and pleasure, as well as feelings like "runners high" |
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| the brains abliity to change and adapt based on experience |
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Lobes and cortexes:
Frontal Lobe |
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| Associated with reasoning, motor skills, expressive language |
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Lobes and cortexes:
Parietal lobe |
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| Processes tactile sensory info like pressure, touch, and pain |
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Lobes and cortexes:
Temporal lobe |
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| Interpreting sounds and the language we hear |
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Lobes and cortexes:
Occipital lobe |
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| Interprets visual stimuli and inf. Recieves and interprets info from teh retinas |
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Lobes and cortexes:
Cerebral cortex |
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- Makes humans unique
- Ability for higher thought, language and human consciousness, ablity to think reason and imagine
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Lobes and cortexes:
Cerebellum |
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| Moter skills such as balance, coordination, posture, and eye movement |
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Lobes and cortexes:
Substantia nigra |
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| Connects the medulla to the cerebellum and helps coordinate movement on each side of the body |
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Lobes and cortexes:
Medulla |
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| Controls many autonomic functions such as heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure |
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Lobes and cortexes:
Corpus callsoum |
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| Connects the left and right side of the brain |
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Lobes and cortexes:
Wernickes area |
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Lobes and cortexes:
Brocas area |
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Lobes and cortexes:
Hippocampus |
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| Formation of new memoris and associated with learning and emotions |
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Lobes and cortexes:
Hypothalamus |
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| Controls hunger, thirst, emotions, body temperature regulation, and circadian rhythms |
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Lobes and cortexes:
Thalamus
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- Moevement and sensory information
- Relay station
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Lobes and cortexes:
Brain |
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| Controls all body funtions |
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Lobes and cortexes:
Spinal cord |
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| Transmission of neural inputs between the periphery and the brain |
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| Carries sensory informationto and from the central nervous system |
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| Regulates involuntary body funtions (blood flow, heartbeat, ect.) |
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| Controls bodies response to emergencies (aroused heartbeat) |
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Peripheral:
Parasympathetic |
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| Helps calm the body (slows heartbeat) |
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