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| EEG measures the brain's: |
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| Autonomic Nervous System is divided into two systems: |
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| Sympathertic and Parasymthetic |
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| How many chromosomes do we have? |
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| How do we learn about the brain? |
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| Images of the brain by computers, people with head injuries, effects of electrical stimulation of the brain. |
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| A useful study for showing that influence of heredity and environment examines what kind of participants? |
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| Twins that have been raised apart. |
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| Outer layer of the brain: |
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| Creating language has its origin where in the brain? |
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| Dopamine is an example of what? |
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| Importance of Broca's area and Wernicke's area? |
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| Producing and understanding speech. |
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| Are people right-brained or left-brained? |
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| Both hemispheres work together; both involved in logical, creativity, and intuition. |
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| Label main structures of a neuron. |
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| Transfers electrical ipulse signals from the cell body to the synapse. |
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| Receive electrical impulses from neighboring neurons. |
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| Cover the axon and work like insulation to help keep electrical signals inside the cell, which allows them to move quickly. |
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| a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system |
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| the branch-like extensions of a neuron that receive impulses and conduct them toward the cell body |
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| a long tube-like structure attached to a neuron that transmits impulses away from the neuron cell body |
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| Vocab - Somatic Nervous System |
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| the division of the peripheral nervous system that connect the central nervous system with sensory receptors, muscles, and the skin |
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| Vocab - Autonomic Nervous System |
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| the subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that regulates body functions, such as respiration and digestion |
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| The lowest section of the brainstem (at the top of the spinal cord); it controls automatic functions including heartbeat, breathing, etc. |
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| The part of the brain below the back of the cerebrum. It regulates balance, posture, voluntary movement, and muscle coordination. |
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| the structure of the brain that relays messages from sense organs to the cerebral cortex |
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| the large mass of the forebrain, consisting of two hemispheres |
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| Frontal Lobe of the Cerebrum |
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| The top, front regions of each of the cerebral hemispheres. They are used for reasoning, emotions, judgement, and voluntary movement. |
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| Occipital Lobe of the Cerebrum |
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| The region at the back of each cerebral hemisphere that contains the centers of vision and reading ability (located at the back of the head) |
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| Parietal Lobe of the Cerebrum |
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| The middle lobe of each cerebral hemisphere between the frontal and occipital lobes; it contains important sensory centers (located at the upper rear of the head). |
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| Temporal Lobe of the Cerebrum |
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| The region at the lower side of each cerebral hemisphere; contains centers of hearing and memory (located at the sides of the head). |
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| A thick bundle of nerve fibers that runs from the base of the brain to the hip area, runnin through the spine. |
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| A gland attached to the base of the brain (located between the Pons and the Corpus Callosum) that secretes hormones. |
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| The part of the brainstem that joins the hemispheres of the cerebellum and connects the cerebrum with the cerebellum. It is located above the Medulla Oblongata. |
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| A large bundle of nerve fibers that connect the left and right cerebral hemisphere. In the lateral section, it looks a bit like a "C" on its side. |
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