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Central Nervous Sytem:
(CNS) the brain & the spinal cord.
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Amygdala:
a part of the limbic system associated with fear responses.
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Werricks’ Area:
A temporal lobe brain area related to language comprehension.
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Temporal Lobe:
Areas that include the sites on each side of the brain where hearing registers in the brain.
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Reticular Formation:
a network within the medulla and the brainstem; associated with attention, alertness, and some reflexes.
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Hypothalamus:
A small area at the base of the brain that regulates many aspects of motivation, and emotion especially, hunger, thirst, and sexual behavior.
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Occipital Lobe:
Portion of the cerebral cortex where vision registers in the brain.
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Motor Cortex:
A brain area associated with control of movement.
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Pons:
An area on the brain stream that acts as a bridge between the medulla and other structures.
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Parietal Lobe:
Area of the brain where body sensations register.
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Medulla:
The structure that connects the brain with spinal cord and controls vital life functions.
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Neuron:
an individual nerve cell.
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Thalamus:
a brain structures that relays on sensory information to the cerebral cortex
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Limbic System:
A system in the force brain that is closely linked with emotional response.
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Frontol Lobe:
A brain area associated with movement, the sense of self, and higher mental functions.
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Hippocampus:
A part of the limbic system associated with emotion and the transfer of information from short-term memory to long-term memory.
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Action Potential:
The nerve impulse.
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Pituitary Gland:
The “master gland” whose hormones influence other endocrine glands.
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Broca’s Area:
A language area related to grammer & pronunciation.
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Cerebral Cortex:
The outer layer of the cerebral.
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Brainstorm:
Method of creative thinking that separates the production and evaluation of ideas.
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Adrenal Glands:
Endocrine glands that arouse the body, regulate salt balance, adjust the body to stress and affect sexual functioning.
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Sympathetic Nervous System:
a branch of the ANS that arouses the body for action.
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Endocrine System:
Glands whose secretions pass directly into the bloodstream or lymph system.
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Dendrite:
Neutron fibers that receive incoming messages.
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Parasympathetic Nervous System:
A branch of the ANS that quiets the body.
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