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NEUROSCIENCE REVIEW
YOUR BRAIN KNOWS HOW TO DO THIS!!!
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WHAT BUSHY, BRANCHLIKE PART OF A
NEURON RECEIVES MESSAGES FROM THE
SENDING NEURON?
DENDRITE
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What is the level of stimulation required to
trigger a neural impulse?
THRESHOLD
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What are the chemicals that are released from
the axon terminal, jump the synaptic gap, &
deliver messages to other neurons?
NEUROTRANSMITTERS
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What neurotransmitter is associated with
muscles movement and a lack of it has been
linked to Alzheimer’s disease?
Acetylcholine
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What neurotransmitter is our body’s natural pain
killers?
Endorphins
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What neurotransmitter is involved in mood,
appetite, and arousal, and low levels of this have
been linked to depression?
Serotonin
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Imbalances of what neurotransmitter has been
linked to Schizophrenia & Parkinson’s Disease?
Dopamine
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Name the 3 different types of neurons AND
which type is responsible for carrying outgoing
messages from the brain/spinal cord to muscles?
Interneurons
 Sensory
 Motor
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What are the 2 parts of the central nervous
system?
Brain, spinal cord
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What are the 2 categories of the peripheral
nervous system and what part controls your
involuntary actions, such as controlling your
organs, glands…?
Somatic NS
 Autonomic NS
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Name the 2 categories of the autonomic nervous
system AND which is responsible for calming you
down after a stressful event?
Sympathetic & parasympathetic
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What part of your nervous system prepares your
for the fight or flight response?
Sympathetic (stressful event)
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Teresa cannot lose weight no matter how much
she diets and exercises. What part of her
endocrine system should she get checked?
Thyroid gland
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What emotional center in the brain in responsible
for the 4 Fs (food, fighting, fear, “sex”)? (system)
Limbic System
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Name the 3 parts of the Limbic System.
Hypothalamus
 Amygdala
 Hippocampus
 Cingulate Gyrus
 *pituitary gland
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What part of the limbic system controls your
HUNGER, drinking, temperature, desire for sex?
(hint: it also controls your endocrine system)
Hypothalamus
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David cannot seem to control his anger and rage
toward his parents and they are afraid he will get
violent. What part of his brain might they have
checked?
Amygdala
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This “little brain” is responsible for your
coordination.
Cerebellum
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Michelle was knocked unconscious while playing
roller derby (whip it!). Ever since the game she
has bee unable to form new memories. What part
of her brain was likely affected?
Hippocampus
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What part of the brain is responsible for directing
all of our sensory information to the appropriate
part of our brain?
Thalamus
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Marc received a head injury during a football
game when his helmet flew off. Ever since the
game he has been unable to speak certain words.
What area of his brain was likely damaged?
Broca’s area
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Cesar was involved in a motorcycle accident and
ever since he has had problems understanding
what his parents, friends & teachers are saying.
What area of his brain was most likely affected
by the accident?
Wernicke’s Area
 Angular gyrus deals with understanding words
you read
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This part of your brain consists of neural fibers
that send messages back and forth to both
hemispheres.
Corpus collosum
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Mrs. Williams never wants damage to this part of
the brain that controls your breathing, heart
rate, and blood pressure.
Medulla oblongata
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Any area not dealing with our senses or muscle
movements are called…
Association Areas
Name all 4 lobes of the brain.
(there are really 8: 1 in each hemisphere)
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Temporal, parietal, occipital, frontal
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Rick has been having problems with his vision
ever since his girlfriend attacked him with a soup
ladle. What lobe was likely damaged?
Occipital lobe
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Which lobe processes making plans, judgments,
& decisions?
Frontal Lobe
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If you touched a hot pan, where would that
feeling be registered in your brain?
Somatosensory cortex
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The ability for our brains to form new
connections after the neurons are damaged is
called…
Brain Plasticity