Biocomputer Wired for Action MWABBYH CTBIR LOBES 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500
Biocomputer Wired for Action MWABBYH CTBIR LOBES 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500
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Biocomputer - 100 Individual nerve cells that process and carry information What is a: Neuron
Biocomputer - 200 Looks like a tree root, and receives messages from other neurons What is a: Dendrite
Biocomputer - 300 Sends messages (nerve impulses) down a thin fiber What is a: Soma
Biocomputer - 400 Acetylcholine, an example of this, normally activates muscles What is a: Neurotransmitter
Biocomputer - 500 During an action potential, this ion rushes into the axon through the ion channel What is a: Sodium Ion
Wired for Action - 100 A bundle of thin fibers called axons What are: Nerves
Wired for Action - 200 This system consists of the brain and spinal chord What is the:central Nervous System
Wired for Action - 300 Intricate network of nerves carries info to and from the central nervous system What is the: Peripheral Nervous System
Wired for Action - 400 Carries messages to and from the sense organs and skeletal muscles What is the: Somatic Nervous System
Wired for Action - 500 A part of the ANS (autonomic nervous system) that quiets the body What is the: Parasympathetic System
My What a Big Brain You Have - 100 The ultimate case of the "Right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing"! What is a: Split-Brain
My What a Big Brain You Have - 200 A thick band of fibers that connect the two hemispheres of the brain What is the: Corpus Callosum
My What a Big Brain You Have - 300 The outer layer of the cerebrum containing 70% of the neurons in the CNS What is the: Cerebral Cortex
My What a Big Brain You Have - 400 The half of the brain in charge of time sense, speech, writing, and rhythm What is the: Right Brain
My What a Big Brain You Have - 500 The fact that humans are more intelligent than other animals is particularly related to this What is: Corticalization
Charting the Brain s Inner Realm - 100 A device that detects, amplifies and records electrical activity in the brain What is an: EEG
Charting the Brain s Inner Realm - 200 X-ray information is collected and formed into an image of the brain using this device What is a: CT scan
Charting the Brain s Inner Realm - 300 This scan allows us to see the living brain as if it was transparent by using a magnetic field What is a: MRI
Charting the Brain s Inner Realm - 400 Detects subatomic particles emitted by weakly radioactive glucose as it is taken by the brain What is a: PET scan
Charting the Brain s Inner Realm - 500 Surgical removal of parts of the brain causes us to see the purpose of the missing part What is a: Ablation
LOBES - 100 It is located at the back of the brain and it is where vision is registered What are the: Occipital Lobes
LOBES - 200 Located above the occipital lobes; touch, temperature, pressure and other somatic sensations are registered here What are the: Parietal Lobes
LOBES - 300 Located at each side of the brain; auditory information is registered here What are the: Temporal Lobes
LOBES - 400 Located in front of the brain; motor control, sense of smell and higher mental functions are controlled by this area What are the: Frontal Lobes
LOBES - 500 The speech center on the left frontal lobe; It is related to aphasia What is the: Broca s Area
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At the Core of the Matter - 200 Has a major role in producing emotion and motivated behavior What is the: Limbic System
At the Core of the Matter - 400 Part of the limbic system associated with fear response What is the: Amygdala
At the Core of the Matter - 600 Part of the limbic system associated with storing memories What is the: Hippocampus
At the Core of the Matter - 800 A brain structure that controls posture and coordination What is the: Cerebellum
At the Core of the Matter - 1000 Two of the most important parts of your body buried within your brain. One acts as "switching station" for sensory messages and the other is a kind of master control center for emotion and many basic motives What are the: Thalamus and Hypothalamus
Hormones and Behavior - 200 Carried throughout the body, these chemicals affect both internal activities and visible behavior What are: Hormones
Hormones and Behavior - 400 Gland that regulates the rate of metabolism in the body What is the: Thyroid Gland
Hormones and Behavior - 600 Gland that influences growth and lactation; also regulates the activity in other glands What is the: Pituitary Gland
Hormones and Behavior - 800 The system comprised of glands that secrete chemicals directly into the bloodstream or lymph system What is the: Endocrine System
Hormones and Behavior - 1000 Hormone that the penial gland releases What is: Melatonin
Brain Injuries and Abnormalities - 200 Damage to association areas in the left hemisphere may suffer from impaired language ability What is: Aphasia
Brain Injuries and Abnormalities - 400 Inability to identify seen objects or "mind blindness" What is: Agnosia
Brain Injuries and Abnormalities - 600 A form of mind blindness ; is the inability to perceive familiar faces What is: Facial Agnosia
Brain Injuries and Abnormalities - 800 Individuals are perfectly proportioned but tiny What is: Hypopituitary Dwarfism
Brain Injuries and Abnormalities - 1000 A condition in which the arms, hands, feet, and facial bones become enlarged What is: Acromegaly