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| part of nervous system that includes brain and spinal cord |
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| peripheral nervous system |
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-part of nervous system that connects central nervous system to the body through nerves
-split into somatic nervous system + autonomic nervous system |
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-part of the peripheral nervous system
-brain's communication with the outside world
-split into sensory and motor |
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-part of the peripheral nervous system that self-regulates by controlling internal organs
-split into sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions |
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| sensory/afferent (nervous system) |
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-part of somatic nervous system
-input |
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| motor/efferent (nervous system) |
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-part of somatic nervous system
-output |
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-part of autonomic nervous system
-arousing (fight or flight) |
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-part of autonomic nervous system
-calming |
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| The endocrine system works with the _____ nervous system normally and with the _____ nervous system when in crisis. |
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| parasympathetic/sympathetic |
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| controls endocrine system by sending out hormone signals |
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-part of limbic system
-orders around pituitary gland
-"blood-testing laboratory"
-regulates imbalances
-links nervous system + endocrine system
-regulates response during arousal |
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Psychoactive drugs:
-agonists
-antagonists |
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Psychoactive drugs:
-enhance/mimic neurotransmitters
-dampen/inhibit neurotransmitters |
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| method that records brain waves and detects which parts are the most active (not precise) |
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-Wilder Penfield
-stimulated part of the brain to show functions |
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Brain scanning tool that:
-uses x-rays to produce an image
-shows soft-tissue structures |
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Brain scanning tool that:
-shows brain activity |
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Brain scanning tool thatt:
-uses magnetic energy to make a detailed picture
-other type that shows what parts are more active |
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| connects nerves and the brain |
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-information processing system of brain stem
-regulates breathing + heart rate
-bulge low on brain stem |
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-information processing region of brain stem
-regulates sleep and dreaming
-connects brain stem to cerebellum |
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-information processing region of brain stem
-keeps brain alert
-directs attention to important messages
-brain stem's core |
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-information processing region of brain stem
-directs incoming + outgoing sensory/motor info
-receives info from all the senses
-focuses attention |
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-next to, but not part of brain stem
-controls unconscious movements
-keeps series of events in order
-habitual responses |
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| part of brain that accounts for emotion and memory |
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-part of limbic system
-est. long-term memories
-connects past and present
-locations of things |
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-part of limbic system
-controls aggression and fear |
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-part of brain that does higher mental processing
-thinking, percieving
-thin gray-matter covering cerebral hemispheres
-you can only see 1/3 of it |
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-cerebral cortex area
-movement + thinking
-planning, deciding, perceiving, personality, motor cortex (voluntary movement) |
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-part of cerebral cortex
-sensation
-contains somatosensory cortex
-keeps track of body part positions + spatial relationships |
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-part of cerebral cortex
-on parietal lobes
-touch sensations, relates to a body map |
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-part of cerebral cortex
-contains visual cortex |
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-part of cerebral cortex
-contains auditory cortex
-speech processing + long-term memories |
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| cortical regions that combine info from other parts of the brain - interpret senses, plans, prepare for action |
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Left: analytic + sequential
Right: holistic + spatial |
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| bundle of nerves that connects left and right hemispheres |
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