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General Psychology
Parts of the brain
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
02/03/2011

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What is the body's speedy electrochemical communication network?
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The nervous system
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What is made up of the brain and spinal cord?
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Central Nervous System
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The sensory and motor neurons the CNS to the rest of the body?
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The Peripheral Nervous System
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Carries information to the CNS
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Sensory Neurons
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Carries information away from the CNS
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Motor Neurons
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Neurons that communicate inside the CNS
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Interneurons
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What part of the PNS controls voluntary muscles?
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Somatic Nervous System
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What part of the PNS controls involuntary movements, such as heartbeat?
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Autonomic Nervous System
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What is the part of the ANS that arouses the body, getting ready for stress??
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Sympathetic Nervous System
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Part of the ANS that calms the body
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Parasympathetic Nervous System
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It is responsible for ANS; oldest part of the brain
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Brainstem
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Controls heartbeat and breathing
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Medulla
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Directs sensory messages
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Thalamus
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Plays an important role in arousal
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Reticular Formation
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Deals with balance
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Cerebellum
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Associated with emotions; includes the hippocampus, hypothalamus, amygdala
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The Limbic System
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Linked to anger and aggressiveness
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Amygdala
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Directs maintenance (hunger, thirst, etc.)
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Hypothalamus
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Deals with memory
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Hippocampus
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a thin layer of interconnected neurons that cover the hemispheres; ultimate information processing center
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Cerebral Cortex
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Involved in speaking and muscle movements
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Frontal Lobe
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Receives sensory input for touch
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Parietal Lobes
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Recieves sensory input for sight
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Occipital Lobes
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Recieves sensory input for sound
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Temporal Lobes
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In the frontal lobe, directs the muscle movements involved in speech
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Broca's Area
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Involved in language comprehension
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Wernicke's Area
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