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system nerve tissue and fibers outside of the brain and SC – connects the CNS to the rest of the body, has 2 subdivisions

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peripheral nervous system

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system of brain and spinal cord

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central nervous system

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3
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sensory neurons transmit information through ____

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afferent fibers

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motor impulses travel through ____

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efferent fibers

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nervous system that accelerates heartbeat and inhibits digestion - fight or flight

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sympathetic

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nervous system that decelerates heartbeat and increases digestion, goal of energy conservations

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parasympathetic

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part of the brain involved in balance, motor coordination, breathing, digestion, general arousal processes (sleeping/waking) - vital for survival

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hindbrain

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part of the brain that manages sensorimotor reflexes to promote survival, receives sensory and motor information

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midbrain

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part of the brain associated with complex perceptual, cognitive, and behavioral processes (emotion and memory), greatest influence on behavior

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forebrain

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a lower brain structure responsible for regulating vital functions such as breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure

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medulla oblongata

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brain structure that contains sensory and motor tracts between the cortex and medulla

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pons

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brain structure that helps maintain posture and balance and coordinates body movements

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cerebellum

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brain structure composed of interconnected nuclei, regulates arousal and alertness (sleeping and waking) and attention (anesthetics act on this)

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reticular formation

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____ colliculus receives visual sensory input

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superior

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____ colliculus receives auditory sensory input

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inferior

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relay station for incoming sensory information, includes all senses except smell - sorts sensory impulses and transmits them to appropriate areas of the cerebral cortex

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thalamus

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serves homeostatic functions and is a key player in emotional experience during heightened arousal states, aggressive behavior, and sexual behavior - also helps control some endocrine functions and the autonomic nervous system, involved in fight or flight

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hypothalamus

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hunger center of the brain, tells you when to begin eating and drinking

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lateral hypothalamus

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satiety center of the brain that tells you when you’ve had enough to eat, brain lesions in this area usually lead to obesity

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ventromedial hypothalamus

20
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electrical stimulation here causes an increase in aggressive sexual behavior, damage leads to permanent inhibition of sexual activity

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anterior hypothalamus

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area in the middle of the brain that controls muscle movement as it receives information from the cortex

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basal ganglia

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fluid-filled cavities in the middle of the brain that link up with spinal canal that runs down SC, linked with schizophrenia symptoms

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ventricles

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group of interconnected structures looping around central portion of the brain, lies in the oldest part of the central hemisphere - primarily associated with emotion and memory

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limbic system

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pleasure center of the brain, also acts to inhibit aggression

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septal nuclei

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involved in aggressive and defensive behavior, damage reduces aggression and fear, lesions lead to docility and hypersexual states

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amygdala

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brain structure involved in learning and memory

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hippocampus

27
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not being able to establish long term memories

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anteretrograde amnesia

28
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not being able to remember events before an injury

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retrograde amnesia

29
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combines input from diverse brain regions

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association areas

30
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areas that receive sensory information or send out motor impulse commands

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projection areas

31
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large section of fibers that connect the hemispheres

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corpus callosum

32
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contains nucleus, cell’s energy center

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cell body/soma

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branch out from the soma to receive incoming information from other neurons via postsynaptic receptors, external stimulation can lead to neuron firing

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dendrites

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branch out to terminal buttons

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axons

35
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contain vesicles filled with neurotransmitters that release when neuron fires

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terminal buttons

36
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neural transmission between neurons is a (chemical/electrical) process

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chemical

37
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neural conduction within neuron is a (chemical/electrical) process

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electrical

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