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Unit 2 Vocab Flashcards

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Regulates Metabolism

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Thyroid Gland

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2
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Receiving and processing various stimuli

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Sensation

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Measure electrical activity of the brain

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EEG

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Lobe that is responsible for processing visual stimuli

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Occipital Lobe

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This shortage of thyroxin causes weight gain and tiredness

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Hypothyroidism

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This threshold is the weakest amount of a stimulu that can be received

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Absolute Threshold

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This hormone contributes to the development of facial hair

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Testosterone

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This type of attention occurs when we focus on a particular stimuli

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Selective Attention

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This lobe of the brain processes tactical information

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Parietal

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You have 46 of these, determine your genetic makeup

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Chromosomes

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Lobe that is responsible for hearing

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Temporal Lobe

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These studies are used to test nature vs. nurture

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Binship

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13
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The growth hormone

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Pituitary Gland

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Area that controls breathing and heartbeat

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Medulla

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How we interpret stimuli that we receive

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Perception

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The more logic based side of the brain, controlling memory for numbers and letters

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Left

17
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Relays information from the senses to the rest of the brain

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Thalamus

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Regulates hunger, thirst, and body temp.

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Hypothalamus

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This hormone prepares the body for pregnancy

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Progesterone

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Uses a magnetic field to measure brain structure

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MRI

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Area that controls speech and word formation

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Brocas Area

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Area that includes the motor corte, controlling voluntary movements

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Frontal Lobe

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Area that controls balance and coordination

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Cerebellum

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The more artistic side of the brain, controlling facial-recognition

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Right

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