CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

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brain and the spinal cord

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THe central nervous system

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somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system

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peripheral nervous system

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have numerous receptors that receive messages in the form of chemical impulses from other nerve cells, which are converted into electrical impulses.

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Dendrites

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transmits these impulses to other neurons.

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axon

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a small space through which the impulse must pass to get to the next neuron. The space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another

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sYNAPTIC CLEF

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biochemicals that are released from the axon of one neuron and transmit the Impulse to the dendrite receptors of another neuron

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neurotransmitters

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lower and more ancient part of the brain essential automatic functions, such as breathing, sleeping, and moving around in a coordinated way

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brain stem

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more advanced and evolved more recently

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forebrain

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lowest part of the brain stem, the hindbrain, contains the…

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medulla, the pons, and the cerebellum

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regulates many automatic activities, such as breathing, the pumping action of the heart(heartbeat), and digestion

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HIND BRAIN

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motor coordination, and recent research suggests that abnormalities in the cerebellum may be associated with the psychological disorder autism

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cerebellum

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Also located in the brain stem, coordinates movement with sensory in put and contains parts of the reticular activating system
arousal and tension,
awake or asleep

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top of the brain stem
regulating behavior and emotion

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thalamus and hypothalamus

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relay between the fore brain and the remaining lower areas of the brain stem

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thalamus and hypothalamus

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base of the forebrain
just above the thalamus and hypothalamus

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just above the thalamus and hypothalamus

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it is located around the edge of the center of the brain.

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Limbic means border

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includes such structures as the hippocampus (sea horse), cingulate gyrus (girdle), septum (partition), and amygdala(almond)

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limbic system

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s regulate our emotional experiences and expressions and, to some extent, our ability to learn and to control our impulses.

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limbic system

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sex, aggression, hunger, and thirst.

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limbic system

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base of the forebrain,

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basal ganglia

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control motor activity

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basal ganglia

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largest part of the forebrain

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cerebral cortex

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contains more than 80%of all neurons allows us to plan, to reason, and to create

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cerebral cortex

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left hemisphere

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verbal and other cognitive processes.

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right hemisphere s

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perceiving the world around us and creating images.

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four separate areas, or lobes of each hemisphere

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temporal, parietal, occipital, and frontal.

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temporal lobe

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h recognizing various sights and sounds and with long-term memory storage.

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parietal lobe

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various sensations of touch and monitoring body positioning

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occipital lobe

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visual inputs

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lobe is the most interesting from the point of view of psychopathology

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frontal lobe

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it is a part of the frontal lobe responsible for thinking and reasoning, planning for the future, as well as long-term memory.

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prefrontal cortex