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| a lengthy depression marking off an area of the brain |
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| one-half of the two halves of the brain; controls the opposite side of the body |
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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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| major division of the brain |
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| division of the brain that contains the motor strip and frontal association area |
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| area of the brain that contains the sensory strip |
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| band running down the side of the frontal lobe that controls all bodily movements (called motor functions) |
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| band running down the side of the parietal lobe that registers and provides all sensation |
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| area of the brain that interprets visual information |
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| area of the brain responsible for hearing and some speech functions |
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| the forward 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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| either the right or left hemisphere is dominant in each individual; hence one of them is preferred and controls the majority of actions performed |
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| speech, language, logic, writing, right hand |
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| spatial reasoning, art, music, emotions, left hand |
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| the unit that covers the lower brain and controls mental processes such as thought |
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| basic "animal" units common to animals and humans that regulate basic functions such as breathing |
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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 portion of the lower brain that coordinates and organizes bodily movements for balance and accuracy |
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| the portion of the lower brain that regulates basic needs (hunger, thrist) and emotions such as pleasure, fear, rage, and sexuality |
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| reticular activating system/reticular formation/RAS |
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| the alertness control center of the brain that regulates the activity level of the body |
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| a nerve cell, which transmits electrical and chemical information (via neurotransmitters) throughout the body |
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| the part of the nerve cell that receives information from the axons of other nerve cells |
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| the part of the neuron that carries messages away from the nerve cells to the dendrites on another nerve cells |
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| the junction point of two or more neurons; a connection is made by neurotransmitters |
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| bubble like containers of neurotransmitters, located at the end of an axon |
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| chemicals in the endings of nerve cells that send information across the synapse |
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| neurotransmitter that regulates basic bodily processes such as movement |
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| a neurotransmitter involved in the control of bodily movements |
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| neurotransmitters that relieve pain and increase our sense of well-being |
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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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| an automatic behavior of the body involving movement that is activated through the spinal cord without using the higher brain |
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| chemical regulators that control bodily processes such as emotional responses, growth, and sexuality |
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| units of the body that contain the hormones |
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| the system of all the glands and their chemical messages taken together |
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| the master gland of the body that activates other glands and controls the growth hormone |
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| the hormone controlled by the pituitary that regulates the growth process |
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| the gland that controls and regulates the speed of bodily processes, called 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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| the glands that cause excitement in order to prepare the body for an emergency or for some 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 sex glands that make sperm or eggs for reproduction |
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