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What are neurons

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Individual nerve cells

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Individual nerve cells are called…

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Neurons

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What are dendrites

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Rootlike parts of neurons that stretch out from the cell body

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Rootlike parts of neurons that stretch out from the cell body are called…

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Dendrites

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What is the soma

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The neuron cell body which contains the nucleus and other parts needed to sustain cell life

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The neuron cell body which contains the nucleus and other parts needed to sustain cell life is called..

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Soma

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What is the axon

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The wirelike structure that extends from the neuron

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The wirelike structure that extends from the neuron is called…

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Axon

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What is the myelin sheath

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The fatty covering around the axon of some neurons that speeds neural impulses

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The fatty covering around the axon of some neurons that speeds neural impulses is called…

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The myelin sheath

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What are the terminal buttons

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The branched out end of the axon that contain neurotransmitters

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The branched out end of the axon that contain neurotransmitters is called…

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The terminal buttons

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What are neurotransmitters

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Chemicals contained in terminal buttons that enable neurons to communicate

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Chemicals contained in terminal buttons that enable neurons to communicate are called…

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Neurotransmitters

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What is the synapse

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The space between the terminal buttons of one neuron and the dendrites of the next

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The space between the terminal buttons of one neuron and the dendrites of the next is called…

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The synapse

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What kind of charge does a neuron have in its resting state

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Slightly negative

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What is the all-or-none principle

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A neuron either fires completely or doesn’t depending on if there are enough neurotransmitters received

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“A neuron either fires completely or doesn’t depending on if there are enough neurotransmitters received.”
This is known as the…

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All-or-none principle

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What do excitatory neurotransmitters do

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Excite the next cell into firing

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Neurotransmitters that excite the next cell into firing are called…

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Excitatory neurotransmitters

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What do inhibitory neurotransmitters do

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Inhibit the next cell from firing

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Neurotransmitters that inhibit the next cell from firing are called…

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Inhibitory neurotransmitters

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What do acetylcholine neurotransmitters affect

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Motor function

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Motor function is affected by which neurotransmitters

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Acetylcholine and dopamine

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Lack of acetylcholine is associated with…

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Alzheimer’s disease

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Alzheimer’s disease is associated with…

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Lack of acetylcholine

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What do dopamine neurotransmitters affect

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Motor movement and alertness

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Motor movement and alertness is affected by which neurotransmitter

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Dopamine

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30
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Lack of dopamine is associated with…

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Parkinson’s disease

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Parkinson’s disease is associated with…

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Lack of dopamine

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32
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Overabundance of dopamine is associated with…

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Schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia is associated with…

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Overabundance of dopamine

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What do endorphins affect

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Pain control

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Pain control is affected by which neurotransmitter

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Endorphins

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What do serotonin neurotransmitters affect

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Mood control

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Mood control is affected by which neurotransmitter

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Serotonin

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38
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Lack of serotonin is associated with…

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Clinical depression

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Clinical depression is associated with…

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Lack of serotonin

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What type of neurotransmitters are GABA neurotransmitters

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Inhibitory

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What type of neurotransmitters are Glutamate neurotransmitters

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Excitatory neurotransmitter, involved in memory

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What do norepinephrine neurotransmitters affect

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Alertness and arousal

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43
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What do afferent neurons do

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Take information from senses to the brain

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What type of neurons take information from the senses to the brain

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Afferent neurons

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What do efferent/motor neurons do

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Take information from brain to the rest of the body

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What type of neurons take information from the brain to the rest of the body

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Efferent/motor neurons

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What does the central nervous system consist of

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The brain and spinal cord

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Which nervous system are the brain and spinal cord part of

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Central nervous system

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What does the spinal cord do

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Transmits information from the rest of the body to the brain

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What does the peripheral nervous consist of

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All nerves in the body not encased in bone

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Which nervous system are all nerves in the body not encased in bone part of

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Peripheral nervous system

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What does the somatic nervous system control

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Voluntary muscle movements

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Which nervous system controls voluntary muscle movements

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Somatic nervous system

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What does the autonomic nervous system control

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Automatic functions of our body

55
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Which nervous system controls the automatic functions of our body

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Autonomic nervous system

56
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What does the sympathetic nervous system control

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Our response to stress

57
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Which nervous system controls our response to stress

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Sympathetic nervous system

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What does the parasympathetic nervous system control

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Our body’s slowing down after a stress response

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Which nervous system controls our body’s slowing down after a stress response

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Parasympathetic nervous system

60
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What is lesioning

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The removal or destruction of part of the brain

61
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The removal or destruction of part of the brain is known as…

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Lesioning

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What is an electroencephalogram (EEG) used for

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Detecting different types of brain waves

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What kind of brain scan can detect different types of brain waves

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An electroencephalogram (EEG)

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What is a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan used for

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Uses X-rays to capture a 3-D picture of the brain’s structure

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What kind of brain scan uses X-rays to capture a 3-D picture of the brain’s structure

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A computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan

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What is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) used for

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Uses magnetic fields to measure density and location of brain material

67
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What kind of scan uses magnetic fields to measure density and location of brain material

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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What is a positron emission tomography (PET) scan used for

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Letting researchers see which areas of the brain are most active during a certain task

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What kind of scan lets researchers see which areas of the brain are most active during a certain task

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A positron emission tomography (PET) scan

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What is a functional MRI (fMRI) used for

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Combines elements of the MRI and PET scans that can show details of brain structure with information about blood flow

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What kind of scan combines elements of the MRI and PET scans that can show details of brain structure with information about blood flow

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A functional MRI (fMRI)

72
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What does the hindbrain control

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Basic biological functions that keep us alive

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Which part of the brain controls basic biological functions that keep us alive

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The hindbrain

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What is the medulla involved in

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The control of blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing

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What part of the hindbrain controls blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing

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Medulla

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What are the pons involved in

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Control facial expressions and connects hindbrain to the midbrain and forebrain

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What part of the hindbrain controls facial expressions and connects hindbrain to the midbrain and forebrain

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Pons

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What is the cerebellum involved in

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Coordinating some habitual muscle movements

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What part of the hindbrain coordinates some habitual muscle movements

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Cerebellum

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What does the midbrain control

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Coordinates simple movements with sensory information

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Which part of the brain coordinates simple movements with sensory information

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The midbrain

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What does the forebrain control

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Thought and reason

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Which part of the brain controls thought and reason

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Forebrain

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What is the thalamus involved in

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Receiving sensory signals from the spinal cord and sending them to appropriate areas of the forebrain

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What part of the forebrain receives sensory signals from the spinal cord and sends them to appropriate areas of the forebrain

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Thalamus

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What is the hypothalamus involved in

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Controlling several metabolic functions

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What part of the forebrain controls several metabolic functions

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Hypothalamus

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What is the amygdala involved in

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Experiences of emotion

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What part of the forebrain controls our experiences of emotion

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Amygdala

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What is the hippocampus involved in

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Memory processing and distribution to the cerebral cortex for permanent storage

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What part of the forebrain controls memory processing and distribution to the cerebral cortex for permanent storage

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Hippocampus

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What is the cerebral cortex

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The gray wrinkled surface of densely packed neurons covering the brain

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What is the gray wrinkled surface of densely packed neurons covering the brain called

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Cerebral Cortex

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What does the left hemisphere control

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The motor function of the right half of the body (contralateral control) and spoken language

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Which hemisphere is the motor function of the right half of the body and spoken language controlled by

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Left (contralateral control)

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What does the right hemisphere control

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The motor function of the left half of the body (contralateral control)

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Which hemisphere is the motor function of the left half of the body controlled by

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Right (contralateral control)

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What does the prefrontal cortex in the frontal lobe do

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Directs thought processes, predicts consequences, maintains emotional control, and engages in abstract thought

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Which part of the brain directs thought processes, predicts consequences, maintains emotional control, and engages in abstract thought

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Prefrontal cortex

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What does Broca’s area in the frontal lobe do

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Controls muscles involved in producing speech

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Which part of the frontal lobe controls muscles involved in producing speech

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Broca’s area

102
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What does the motor cortex do

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Sends signals to our muscles that control our voluntary movements

103
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Which part of the brain sends signals to our muscles that control our voluntary movements

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Motor cortex

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What does the sensory cortex in the parietal lobes do

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Receives incoming touch sensations from the rest of our body

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Which part of the brain receives incoming touch sensations from the rest of our body

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Sensory cortex

106
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What do the occipital lobes do

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Interprets messages from our eyes in the visual cortex

107
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Which part of the brain interprets messages from our eyes in the visual cortex

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Occipital lobes

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What do the temporal lobes do

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Process sound sensed by our ears and interprets language

109
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Which part of the brain processes sound sensed by our ears and interprets language

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Temporal lobes

110
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What is the endocrine system

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A system of glands that secrete hormones which affect different biological processes

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What is the system of glands that secrete hormones which affect different biological processes called

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Endocrine system

112
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What do the adrenal glands do

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Produce adrenaline which signals the rest of the body to prepare for fight or flight

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What part produces adrenaline which signals the rest of the body to prepare for fight or flight

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Adrenal glands

114
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Babies born with a single X chromosome have…

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Turner’s syndrome

115
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Babies with Turner’s syndrome are born with…

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A single X chromosome

116
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Symptoms of Turner’s syndrome include…

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Shortness, webbed necks, and differences in physical and sexual development

117
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Shortness, webbed necks, and differences in physical and sexual development are signs of…

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Turner’s syndrome

118
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Babies born with an extra X chromosome have…

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Klinefelter’s syndrome

119
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Babies with Klinefelter’s syndrome are born with…

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An extra X chromosome

120
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Symptoms of Klinefelter’s syndrome include…

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Minimal sexual development and personality traits like extreme introversion

121
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Minimal sexual development and personality traits like extreme introversion are signs of…

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Klinefelter’s syndrome

122
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Babies born with an extra chromosome on the 21st pair have…

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Down syndrome

123
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Babies with Down syndrome are born with…

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An extra chromosome on the 21st pair

124
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Symptoms of Down syndrome include…

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Rounded face, shorter fingers and toes, slanted eyes set far apart, and some degree of intellectual disability

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Rounded face, shorter fingers and toes, slanted eyes set far apart, and some degree of intellectual disability are signs of…

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Down syndrome

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