Challenging Terms - Unit #2 Flashcards
1
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Wernicke’s area
A
Language comprehension
2
Q
Broca’s area
A
Speech production
3
Q
Functional MRI
A
Measures changes in blood flow in active parts of the brain
4
Q
PET scan
A
Reveals metabolic or biochemical functions of tissues and organs
5
Q
Split brain
A
Corpus callosum is severed
6
Q
Reflex arc
A
Neural pathway that controls a reflex
7
Q
Neurotransmission
A
Neurotransmitters are released by the axon terminal and bind to/react with dendrites
8
Q
Epigenetics
A
Study of how environment and behavior can modify genes
9
Q
Heritability
A
Genes account for traits
