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glial cells

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digestions of parts of neurons, providing nutritional and physical support to neurons

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what are the two types of brain cells

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gilal and neurons

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neurons

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transmit nerve impulses for the bran and to the brain

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what happens when a neuron fires

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when its recieved a chemical stimulation form its intake end from another neuron

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why is it so important that your myelin sheath remain healthy?

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loss or damage leads to sever loss of neural functions

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the spinal cord is an extension of the _____

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brain

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right brain

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the right side of the brain is best at expressive and creative tasks

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the left brain

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adept at tasks that involve logic, language and analytical thinking

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what is mean by plasticity

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capable of building tissue;

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why would a split brain procedure be performed and what takes place?

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doctors decided to disconnect tow hemospheres of the brain; it would need to be performed of epilepsy than by cutting off the connection between the hemispheres

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corpus callosum

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allow the communication between the right and left sides of the bran

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cerebral cortex

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responsible for higher brain functions including sensation , voluntary muscle movement, thought , reasoning and memory

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hypothalmus

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regulating bodily temperature, certain metabolic procedures and other autonimic activites

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substantia nigra

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produces dopamine

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pons

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links the medulla oblongotta and the cerebellum with the upper portions of the brain

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medulla

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th einner core of a certain organs or body structures

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spinal cord

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helps the spinal nerves branch off to various parts of the body

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reticular formation

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regulates consciousness or wakefulness

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cerebellum

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regulates and correlates of complex voluntary muscular movements as well as the maintenence of posture and balance

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cerebrum

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controls and integrates motor , sensory and higher mental functions, such as thought , reason, emotion, and memory

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what is the funtion of the limbic system

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regulates hormones, the pituitary gland, body temperature, the adrenal glands and many other vital activities

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amygdala

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an almond-shaped mass of gray matter in the anterior portion of the temporal lobe

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HIPPOCAMPUS

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A RIDGE IN THE FLOOR OF EACH LATERAL VENTRICLE THAT CONSISTS MAINLY OF GRAY MATTER AND HAS A CENTAL ROLE IN THE MEMORY PROCESS

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what is the difference between grey matter and white matter

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grey matter- the greyish tissue of the brain and spinal cord containing nerve cell body , dendrites and bare atons
white matter- whitish nerve tissue especially of the brain and spinal cord consisting chiefly of myelinated nerve fibers

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what are three areas housed by the cerebral cortex

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thalamus
hypothalamus
pituitary gland

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what is the function of the frontal lobe

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motor functions , high order functions, planning , reasoning, judgement, impulse control , and memory

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what is the functions of the parietal lobe

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cognition ; info processing ; pain and touch; spacial orientation , speech; visual perception

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what is the function of the occipital lobe

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visual perception and color recognition

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what is the funcion of the temporal lobe

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auditory perception
memory
speech 
emotional responses
visual perception
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PET

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reveal how your tissue and organs are functioning

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CT scans

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combines a series of x-ray views taken from many different angles and computer

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MRI scans

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a test that used a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to make a pic of organs and structure inside the body

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FMRI scans

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dectecting the changes in blood oxygenation and flow that occur in response to neural activity

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CNS

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Central nervous system- processes info

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PNS

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Peripheral nervous sytem- carries info to and from the CNS and sensory muscle and gland cells

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dendrites

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conducts impulses towards the cell

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soma

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the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells

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axon

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transmits impulses away from the cell body

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myelin sheath

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an electrical insulator that speeds nerve impulses to muscles and other effectors

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synapse

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a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and recieved

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what are neurotransmitters

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a chemical substance that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse to a postssynaptic element ; as another nerve , muscle or gland

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GABA

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inhibits excitatory response

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acetycholine

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causes muscle action by transmitting nerve impulses

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glutamine

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intesifies flavor in food

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serotonin

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its involved in sleep, depression , memory and other neurological processes

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endorphins

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reacts with the brain’s opiate receptors to raise the pain threshhold

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dopamine

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helps regulate movement and emotion; its depletion may cause parkinson’s

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norepinephrine

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constricts blood vessels, raising blood pressure, and dilating bronchi

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afferent neurons

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a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the bran or spinal cord

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effernt neurons

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a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord

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motor neuron

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conveys impulses form teh CNS to a muscle gland or other effector tissue

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A sensory neuron

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conducts impulses form the proprietary of the body to the CNS

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The Autonomic nervous system

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regulates the funcitons of our internal organs

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what is the autonimic nervous systems made of

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made up of the sympathetic nervous system , the parasympathetic nervous sytem and the enteric nervous system

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the somatic nervous sytem

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carries motor and sensory info both to and from the CNS, it is part of PNS

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