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| neurotransmitter that regulates basic bodily processes such as movement |
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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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| The chemical that prepares the body for emergency activity by increasing blood pressure, breathing rate and energy level |
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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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| The portion of the lower brain that coordinates and organizes bodily movements for balance and accuracy. |
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| The unit that convers the lower brain and controls mental processes such as thought. |
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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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| 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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| a neurotransmitter involved in the control of bodily movements |
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| The system of all the glands and their chemical messages taken together |
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| neurotransmitters that relieve pain and increase our sense of well-being |
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| A lengthy depression marking off an area of the brain |
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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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| Division of the brain that contains the motor strip and frontal association area |
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| The sex glands that make sperm or eggs for reproduction |
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| The hormone controlled by the pituiraty that regulates the growth process |
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| One-half of the two halves of the brain; controls the opposite side of the body |
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| chemical regulators that control bodily processes such as emotional responses, growth, and sexuality. |
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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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| Major division of the brain |
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| Basic “animal” units common to animals and humans that regulate basic functions such as breathing. |
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| The speed at which the body operates or the speed at which it uses up energy |
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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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| chemicals in the ending of nerve cells that send information across the synapse |
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| Area of the brain that interprets visual information |
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| Area of the brain that contains the sensory strip |
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| The master gland of the body that activates other glands and controls the growth hormone |
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| 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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| Band running down the side of the parietal lobe that registers and provides all sensation. |
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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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| the junction point of two or more neurons; a connection is made by neurotransmitters |
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| Area of the brain responsible for hearing and some speech functions |
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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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| The gland that controls and regulates the speed of bodily processes, called a metabolism |
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| Bubble like containers of neurotransmitters; located at the end of an axon |
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