Ch 1-4 (PSY 101) Flashcards
The ___division controls ordinary, day to day bodily functions
parasympathetic
voluntary muscles controlled by ____ nervous system
somatic
sleeplike coma and cannot be awakened (damage in brain stem)
reticular function
brain study that damages neurons
deep lesioning
in a neuron, the ___ sends information to other cells
axon
stroke that results in partial paralysis on left side. The area damages is probably in the ____ lobe
right frontal
neurons communicate by
chemicals in the end of one neuron float across the gap to fit into holes of the next neuron
____ division is activated when your heart races, breathe faster, pupils enlarge and appetite is gone
sympathetic
___ hemisphere helps recognize someones face
____ hemisphere helps remember their name
right
left
when a neuron is at resting potential, sodium ions are ____ the cell
outside
reflexes are
afferent neuron to interneuron to efferent neuron
forms protective tunnel around the nerve fibers
neurilemma
link between brain and glandular system
hypothalamus
neurotransmitter that is associated with the control of the pain response
endorphin
type of cell that makes up 10% of the brain
neurons
___ occurs when one object blocks another object
overlap
olfactory receptors
replaced every 5 to 8 weeks
which type of retinal cell forms the optic nerve
ganglion cells
Visible bumps on tongue
papillae
baby cannot sit upright yet because the ___ in his brain stem is not yet fully developed
cerebellum
the sense that is not sent to the cortex by the thalamus
smell
thin membrane stretched over opening of inner ear
oval window
retinal cell responsible for peripheral vision
rods
ventriloquist
continguity
