Biological Psycology Flashcards
1
Q
Central nervous system
A
Includes brain/ spinal cord
2
Q
Autonomic Nervous system
A
Involuntary
3
Q
Somatic Nervous system
A
Voluntary
4
Q
Homeostasis
A
Regulates body
5
Q
Building block of nervous system
A
Nurons
6
Q
Myelin Sheath
A
Insulation. (Not all Nurons)
7
Q
Synapses
A
GAP
8
Q
Dendrites
A
branch part of nuron
9
Q
Nuron cell body
A
core of nuron
10
Q
Axon Thermal
A
Tiny branch of nuton
11
Q
Structual imaging
A
CT
12
Q
Functional Imaging
A
PET
13
Q
Brain imaging issues
A
Radiation, Expensive, Invasive
14
Q
Cerebral Cortex
A
Outer layer of cerebrum
15
Q
Frontal lobe function
A
Movement/ thinking
