Vocabulary 2

Question 0

A branched extension of a nerve cell which impulses from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body

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Dendrite

Question 1

Processes and transmits information through electrical and chemical signals.

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Neuron

Question 2

Is a nerve fiber that transmit information to different neurons, muscles and glands.

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Axon

Question 3

Usually around the axon of a neuron. Essential for the proper functioning of the nervous system.

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Myelin

Question 4

Is usually the recovery phase after orgasm during which it is physiologically impossible for man to have additional orgasms.

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Refractory period

Question 5

Is a structure that permits neuron to pass and electrical or chemical signal to another cell.

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Synapse

Question 6

The absorption by a presynaptic never ending of a neurotransmitter that it has secreted.

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Reuptake

Question 7

Are endogenous opioid inhibitory neuropeptides. They are produced by the central nervous system and pituitary gland.

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Endorphins

Question 8

Is a chemical that binds to a receptor and activates the receptor to produce a biological response.

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Agonist

Question 9

Reduces the actions and speed of the nervous system by binding to the sites intended for the neurotransmitter.

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Antagonist

Question 10

Is the part of the peripheral nervous system that is responsible for carrying motor and sensory information both to and form the central nervous system.

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Somatic nervous system

Question 11

Is the division of the peripheral nervous system that innervates smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and amp;glands

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Autonomic nervous system

Question 12

Its general action is to mobilize the body in a fight-or-flight response.

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Sympathetic nervous system

Question 13

Is responsible for regulation of internal organs and glands, which occurs unconsciously.

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Parasympathetic nervous system

Question 14

He is best known for his research on Broca’s area. His work led that the brains of patients suffering from aphasia contained lesions in a particular part of the cortex, in the left frontal region.

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Paul Broca

Question 15

Best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors.

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Charles Darwin

Question 16

He Is one of the leading researchers in cognitive neurosciences, the study of the neural basis of mind.

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Michael Gazzaniga

Question 17

Was a neuropsychologist who together with David hunter and Torsten Nils won the 1981 Nobel Price in Physiology and Medicine for his works with split-brain research.

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Roger Sperry

Question 18

He is best known for his descriptions of the aphasias, disorders interfering with the ability to communicate is speech or writing.

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Carl Wernicke

Question 19

Is a class of signaling molecules produced by glands in multicellular organisms that are transported by the circulatory system to target distant organs to regulate physiology and behavior

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Hormones

Question 20

Combines a series of X-ray views taken from many different angles and computer processing to create cross- sectional images of the bones and soft tissues inside your body

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CT Scan

Question 21

Detects abnormalities in the brain or electrical activity of the brain.

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Electroencephalogram

Question 22

Is a imaging test that uses a radioactive substance called a tracer to look for disease in the body.

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PET Scan

Question 23

Is a medical imaging technique used in radiology or investigate the anatomy any physiology of the body in both health and disease.

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MRI

Question 24

Are non neuronal cells that maintain homeostasis from myelin, and provide support and protection from neurons in the brain and peripheral nervous system.

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Glial cells

Question 25

Is the region of the cerebral cortex involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements.

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Motor cortex