brain notes, Aug-30

Question 1

the PNS splits off into the

Answer 1

autonomic and somatic categories

Question 2

self regulatory system

Answer 2

autonomic

Question 3

regulates the internal organs and glands.= digestion, heart rate, respiratory

Answer 3

autonomic

Question 4

the autonomic system splits into the

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sympathetic and parasympathetic

Question 5

causes the arousal=fight or flight system

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sympathetic

Question 6

helps to clam the heart rate back down

Answer 6

parasympathetic

Question 7

brain’s communication, link to outside world

Answer 7

somatic

Question 8

the somatic splits into

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sensory (afferent) and motor (efferent)

Question 9

sends messages of sense to the brain

Answer 9

sensory

Question 10

sends messages from brain to muscles

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motor

Question 11

endocrine system deals with

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hormones

Question 12

chemical messengers/ neurotransmitters

Answer 12

hormones

Question 13

the brain is made up of ___

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2 hemispheres

Question 14

permits exchange of information between the two hemispheres

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corpus callosum

Question 15

the left brain deals with

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writing, movements on the right side of the body, language

Question 16

the right brain deals with

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touch, movements on the left side of the body, nonverbal, visual, and spatial skills

Question 17

study someone’s brain by examining the shape and bumps on the head

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phrenology

Question 18

x-rays to look inside the brain

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ct scan

Question 19

looks at brain activity, looking at electrobes

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pet scan

Question 20

using powerful magnetic imagery to create 3d images without x-ray

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MRI

Question 21

records both activity and the structure

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f-mri

Question 22

towards the front, deals with movement and thinking. affects personality, rage, and emotions

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frontal lobe

Question 23

towards the back and top. touch sensation and spatial relationships

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parietal

Question 24

where the vision is

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occipital

Question 25

sounds, speech, storing long term memories

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temporal

Question 26

language problems

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aphasia