Vocab (09/23/13) Flashcards
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Action potential
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A neural impulse
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Acetylcholine
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A neurotransmitter that enables learning
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Adrenal glands
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Pair of endocrine glands
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Aphasia
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Impairment of language
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Association areas
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NOT involved in primary motor/sensory functions
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Autonomic nervous system
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Controls glands & muscles of internal organs
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Axon
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Ending in branching terminal fibers
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Brainstem
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Oldest part & central core of brain
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Broca’s area
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Controls language expression
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Central nervous system
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Brain & spinal cord
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Cerebellum
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“Little brain” attached to rear of brainstem
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Cerebral
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Intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells
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Corpus callosum
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Large band of neural fibers
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Dendrite
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Bushy, branching extensions of a neuron
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Electroencephalogram (EEG)
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Amplified recording of the waves
