1244509Health Nervous System 2012
... 2% soluble organics, 1% inorganic salt. The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die. The slowest speed at which information travels between neurons is 260 mph!!! ...
... 2% soluble organics, 1% inorganic salt. The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die. The slowest speed at which information travels between neurons is 260 mph!!! ...
CNS: Spinal Cord Function
... • Cerebrum: largest portion; last to receive sensory input and integrate it before commanding voluntary motor response; coordinates other areas of the brain; and carries out higher thought processes, memory, language, speech, and learning. ...
... • Cerebrum: largest portion; last to receive sensory input and integrate it before commanding voluntary motor response; coordinates other areas of the brain; and carries out higher thought processes, memory, language, speech, and learning. ...
HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR 1. The Neuroendocrine System: Sum
... 1. Organizational effects of sex steroids on the brain and body: Process whereby gonadal hormones act on the brain to produce distinctly female or male brains; - some brain areas are referred to as _________________; - the suprachiasmatic and parts of the preoptic nuclei are generally larger in male ...
... 1. Organizational effects of sex steroids on the brain and body: Process whereby gonadal hormones act on the brain to produce distinctly female or male brains; - some brain areas are referred to as _________________; - the suprachiasmatic and parts of the preoptic nuclei are generally larger in male ...
Can an Injured Spinal Cord Be Fixed?
... Auditory association area Somatosensory association area (reading, speech) Visual association area ...
... Auditory association area Somatosensory association area (reading, speech) Visual association area ...
Peripheral nervous system - Human Resourcefulness Consulting
... Women’s brains have equal proportions of gray and white matter in the left and right hemispheres; men’s brains have a lower proportion of white matter in the left hemisphere than in the right – This may explain men’s superior ability in spatial tasks ...
... Women’s brains have equal proportions of gray and white matter in the left and right hemispheres; men’s brains have a lower proportion of white matter in the left hemisphere than in the right – This may explain men’s superior ability in spatial tasks ...
Human Behavior
... Environmental relatives / biological Relatives Finding: subject’s personality reflected biological relatives, even when adopted at birth Conclusion: people who grow up together don’t resemble each other in personality Why are two people raised together so different??? ...
... Environmental relatives / biological Relatives Finding: subject’s personality reflected biological relatives, even when adopted at birth Conclusion: people who grow up together don’t resemble each other in personality Why are two people raised together so different??? ...
the brain: anatomical regions
... The right cerebral hemisphere cannot communicate directly with the left hemisphere. ...
... The right cerebral hemisphere cannot communicate directly with the left hemisphere. ...
Chapter 3
... • projected to R visual field, the S can identify verbally b/c image processed in L hemisphere • projected to L visual field, the S cannot identify verbally, but can use L hand to identify by touch ...
... • projected to R visual field, the S can identify verbally b/c image processed in L hemisphere • projected to L visual field, the S cannot identify verbally, but can use L hand to identify by touch ...
Chapter 3 Section 2 - 6th
... - hormones are produced in four different glands 1.Pituitary Gland - size of a pea, but VERY important- “master gland” - growth hormone regulates growth of muscles, bone and glands - some hormones affect females in pregnancy and mothering ...
... - hormones are produced in four different glands 1.Pituitary Gland - size of a pea, but VERY important- “master gland” - growth hormone regulates growth of muscles, bone and glands - some hormones affect females in pregnancy and mothering ...
chapter 23: biological correlates of being gay
... Your generation is perhaps unaware of the dark side of biological determinism that was manifested in the past. The most notorious abuse was the eugenics program of Germany’s Nazi regime in the 1930s and 1940s. The eugenics program was used to justify genocide of the Jews as well as the killing of ...
... Your generation is perhaps unaware of the dark side of biological determinism that was manifested in the past. The most notorious abuse was the eugenics program of Germany’s Nazi regime in the 1930s and 1940s. The eugenics program was used to justify genocide of the Jews as well as the killing of ...
Show the cross between a white eyed male and
... • causes mental retardation • named because the X chromosome had an odd appearance - the tip of the chromosome seemed to be attached only by a small thread • the number of repeats of the gene determines the severity of the disease ...
... • causes mental retardation • named because the X chromosome had an odd appearance - the tip of the chromosome seemed to be attached only by a small thread • the number of repeats of the gene determines the severity of the disease ...
Chapter 12 – Motivation and Emotion
... Mastery orientation – A learning orientation characterized by a focus on gaining new knowledge or abilities and improving Performance orientation – A learning orientation characterized by a focus on presenting oneself well and appearing intelligent to others o Not as good as dealing with negative fe ...
... Mastery orientation – A learning orientation characterized by a focus on gaining new knowledge or abilities and improving Performance orientation – A learning orientation characterized by a focus on presenting oneself well and appearing intelligent to others o Not as good as dealing with negative fe ...
Theories and Empirical Studies of the Biological
... verbal tasks. The left side speaks much better than the right side, while the right half takes care of the space perception tasks and music, for example. The right hemisphere is involved when you are making a map or giving directions on how to get to your home from the bus station. The right hemisph ...
... verbal tasks. The left side speaks much better than the right side, while the right half takes care of the space perception tasks and music, for example. The right hemisphere is involved when you are making a map or giving directions on how to get to your home from the bus station. The right hemisph ...
14-1
... regulates smooth, cardiac muscle and glands • Synthesizes regulatory hormones that control the anterior pituitary • Contains cell bodies of axons that end in posterior pituitary where they secrete hormones • Regulates rage, aggression, pain, pleasure & arousal • Feeding, thirst & satiety centers • C ...
... regulates smooth, cardiac muscle and glands • Synthesizes regulatory hormones that control the anterior pituitary • Contains cell bodies of axons that end in posterior pituitary where they secrete hormones • Regulates rage, aggression, pain, pleasure & arousal • Feeding, thirst & satiety centers • C ...
The Biological Bases of Behavior
... majority of left-handers also seem to have a left-hemispheric brain specialization ...
... majority of left-handers also seem to have a left-hemispheric brain specialization ...
Chapter 6 Notes
... A. Is human behavior instinctive (due to heredity) or learned (environment) a. Heredity is the genetic transmission of characteristics from parents to their offspring b. Are people born a certain way or did they learn it? B. Nature vs. Nurture a. Genes and behavior i. Reproduced and passed onto chil ...
... A. Is human behavior instinctive (due to heredity) or learned (environment) a. Heredity is the genetic transmission of characteristics from parents to their offspring b. Are people born a certain way or did they learn it? B. Nature vs. Nurture a. Genes and behavior i. Reproduced and passed onto chil ...
Nature vs. Nurture - Elizabeth School District
... Answer True or False for the following questions 1. Even complex human traits are determined by a single gene 2. People’s divorce risks are about 50% attributable to genetic factors 3. Adoptees’ traits bear more similar to their adoptive parents than to their biological parents 4. Two differ ...
... Answer True or False for the following questions 1. Even complex human traits are determined by a single gene 2. People’s divorce risks are about 50% attributable to genetic factors 3. Adoptees’ traits bear more similar to their adoptive parents than to their biological parents 4. Two differ ...
Introduction to the Symposium: Brain
... brain-hormone interactions that will be particularly useful to teachers of neuroendocrinology and related subjects is presented in these papers. In addition, I hope that this symposium will identify gaps in our knowledge, suggest productive research areas, and stimulate interest in animal models oth ...
... brain-hormone interactions that will be particularly useful to teachers of neuroendocrinology and related subjects is presented in these papers. In addition, I hope that this symposium will identify gaps in our knowledge, suggest productive research areas, and stimulate interest in animal models oth ...
Understanding Concepts through Songs and Poems
... understanding of the concepts taught throughout the course, through such creative works as poems and songs. Having the students put their knowledge to music or other ...
... understanding of the concepts taught throughout the course, through such creative works as poems and songs. Having the students put their knowledge to music or other ...