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| Part of limbic system involved in emotion and aggression |
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| Responsible for regulating basic biological needs: hunger, thirst, temperature control |
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| Regulates unconscious functions such as breathing and circulation |
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| Transmits information between brain and rest of the body; handles simple reflexes |
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| Group of fibers that carry stimulation related to sleep and arousal through brainstem |
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| coordinates fine muscle movement, balance |
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| attaches to the spinal cord, controls largely unconscious but essential functions, such as breathing, maintaining muscle tone, and regulating circulation. |
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| axons that carry information outward from the central nervous system to the periphery of the body. |
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| axons that carry information inward to the central nervous system from the periphery of the body |
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| or cell body, contains the cell nucleus and much of the chemical machinery common to most cells |
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| the parts of a neuron that a specialized to receive information. |
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| cells found throughout the nervous system that provide various types of support for neurons. |
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| insulating material that encases some axons. |
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| a long, thin fiber that transmits signals away from the soma to other neurons or to the muscles or glands. |
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| Responsible for sensing, thinking, learning, emotion, consciousness, and voluntary movement |
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| Executive functions, thinking, planning, organizing and problem solving, emotions, behavioral control, and personality. |
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| Memory, understanding, language, and hearing. |
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| Perception, making sense of the world, arithmetic, and spelling. |
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| Language, computation, and, logical reasoning |
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| Right Hemisphere of Brain |
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| Spatial reasoning, face recognition, music |
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| Processes that take place at the synapse: |
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1.) Synthesis and storage of neutrotransmitter molecules in sympathetic vesicles.
2.) Release of neurotransmitter molecules into synaptic cleft.
3.) Binding of neurotransmitters at receptor sites on postsynaptic membrane.
4.) Inactivation (by enzymes) or Removal (drifting away) of neurotransmiters.
5.) Reuptake of neurotransmitters sponged up by the presynaptic neuron. |
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| skeletal muscle movement, attention & possibly memory. |
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| ability to execute smooth, controlled movements, positive emotions (cocaine), role in Parkinson’s & schizophrenia. |
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| sleep/wakefulness, eating, aggressive behavior, role in depression. |
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| stress response (adrenalin), regulation of mood, role in depression. |
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