8.2 Flashcards
Blind Spot
The small circular area in the retina where the optic nerve enters the eye that is devoid of rods and cones and is insensitive to light
Brain Stem
The part of the brain connecting the spinal cord with the forebrain and cerebrum
Central nervous system
the part of the nervous system which in vertebrates consists of the brain and spinal cord, to which sensory impulses are transmitted and from which motor impulses pass out, and which supervises and coordinates the activity of the entire nervous system
Cerebellum
A large projecting part of the brain concerned especially with the coordination of muscles and the maintenance of bodily equilibrium, situated between the brain stem and the back of the cerebrum
cerebrum
the integrating center for memory, learning , emotions, and other highly complex function of the central nervous system composed of right and left hemispheres
chromosome
any of the usually linear bodies in the cell nucleus that contain the genetic material
DNA
a double-stranded, helical nucleic acid molecule
Dominate trait
A genetic trait that is considered dominate
Gel Electrophoresis
the separation of nucleic acids or proteins
Gene
A discrete unit of hereditary information sequence in DNA
Mutation
A rare change in the DNA of a gene
Nervous System
the bodily system that in vertebrates is made of the brain and spinal cord, nerves, ganglia, and parts of the receptor organs
neuron
a nerve call
Noise induced hearing loss
a hearing loss from exposer to loud sound
optic nerve
either of the pair of sensory nerves that comprise the second pair of cranial nerves
