Vocab (09/23/13)

Question 0

Action potential

Answer 0

A neural impulse

Question 1

Acetylcholine

Answer 1

A neurotransmitter that enables learning

Question 2

Adrenal glands

Answer 2

Pair of endocrine glands

Question 3

Aphasia

Answer 3

Impairment of language

Question 4

Association areas

Answer 4

NOT involved in primary motor/sensory functions

Question 5

Autonomic nervous system

Answer 5

Controls glands & muscles of internal organs

Question 6

Axon

Answer 6

Ending in branching terminal fibers

Question 7

Brainstem

Answer 7

Oldest part & central core of brain

Question 8

Broca’s area

Answer 8

Controls language expression

Question 9

Central nervous system

Answer 9

Brain & spinal cord

Question 10

Cerebellum

Answer 10

“Little brain” attached to rear of brainstem

Question 11

Cerebral

Answer 11

Intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells

Question 12

Corpus callosum

Answer 12

Large band of neural fibers

Question 13

Dendrite

Answer 13

Bushy, branching extensions of a neuron

Question 14

Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Answer 14

Amplified recording of the waves

Question 15

Endocrine system

Answer 15

Set of glands that secrete hormones

Question 16

Endorphins

Answer 16

Linked to pain control and to pleasure

Question 17

fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging)

Answer 17

Technique for revealing blood flow

Question 18

Frontal lobes

Answer 18

Portion lying just behind the forehead

Question 19

Glial cells (glia)

Answer 19

Cells that support, nourish, & protect neurons

Question 20

Hormones

Answer 20

Chemical messengers made by endocrine glands

Question 21

Interneurons

Answer 21

Intervene between sensory inputs & motor outputs

Question 22

Lesion

Answer 22

Tissue destruction

Question 23

Medulla

Answer 23

Controls heartbeat breathing

Question 24

Motor cortex

Answer 24

Rear of frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements