Brain Cells | Brain anatomy 1 | Nervous Systems | Brain anatomy 2 | Neurotransmitters |
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What are the two types of cells in the brain?
Neurons and Glia
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What region of the brain is incorporated with memory?
Hippocampus
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How many types (including subtypes, not including 'nervous system') of nervous systems are there?
6
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What joins the two hemispheres of the brain?
The corpus callosum
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What psychological problem is associated with serotonin?
Depression
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What type of cell is most common in the brain?
Glial cell (Glia)
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Where are emotions (ex: fear) processed?
Amygdala
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What are the two components to the central nervous system?
Brain and spinal cord
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What brain lobe processes visual stimuli?
Occipital lobe
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What disease is related to dopamine?
Parkinson's
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What chemicals are sent across neurons?
Neurotransmitters
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What area of the brain is associated with speech production?
Broca's area
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What specific nervous system is associated with being relaxed, and in a comfortable state?
Parasympathetic nervous system
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What is the frontal lobe associated with?
Thinking, and learning
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What neurotransmitter is associated with the "fight or flight" response?
Norepinipherine
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What cells create the myelin sheath for the neurons of the peripheral nervous system?
Schwann cells
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What specialized cortex is located at the front of the parietal cortex?
Sensory cortex or somatosensory cortex
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What specific nervous system is associated with a "fight or flight" response?
Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
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What hemisphere of the brain do visual stimuli from the right eye go to get processed?
Left hemisphere
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What neurotransmitter is linked to anxiety?
GABA
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What cells act as the immune system (inflammatory cells) in the brain?
Microglia (microglial cells)
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What region of the brain is linked to obesity?
Ventromedial hypothalamus
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Name all nervous systems in "order."
CNS, PNS, SNS, ANS, Parasympathetic NS, Sympathetic NS
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What specialized cortex is located at the end of the frontal cortex?
Primary motor cortex
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What are the three functions of acetylcholine?
Attention, arousal, movement, and/or memory
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