| description | word/key phrase | extra hint |
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| part of the nervous system that connects the central n system to the body's organs and muscles | |
| an extension of the spinal cord into the skull that coordinates heart rate, circulation, and respiration | |
| a structure critical for creating new memories and integrating them into a network of knowledge so that they can be stored indefinitely in other parts of the cerebcortx | |
| a subcortical structure that regulates body temp, hunger, thirst, and sexual behavior | |
| a large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills | |
| support cells found in the nervous system | |
| a brain structure that relays info from the cerebellum to the rest of the brain | |
| an action potential occurs when an electric charge causes ________ ions to flow into the neuron | |
| the par of a neuron that coordinates info-processing tasks and keeps the cell alive | |
| neuroT major excitatory neuroT involved in info transmission throughout brain | |
| the part of a neuron that receives info from other neurons and relays it to the cell body | |
| neurons that receive info from the external world and convey this info to the brain via the spinal cord | |
| most widely used functional-brain-imaging techniques nowadays is | |
| neuroT involved in many functions including voluntary motor control | |
| the part of a neuron that transmits info to other neurons, muscles, or glands | |
| an electric signal that is conducted along an axon to a synapse | |
| one way to clear up an overflow of neuroTs in the synapse is reabsorbtion of the excess by the terminal buttons of the PREsynaptic neuron's axon. process called.. | |
| cells in the nervous system that communicate with one another to perform information-processing tasks | |
| region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, judgement | |
| a split brain person sees a key on the left and a ring on the right. when asked to verbally say what she sees, she says | |
| neuroT regulates motor behavior, motivation, pleasure, and emotional arousal | |
| a set of nerves that helps the body return to a normal resting state | |
| a set of nerves that prepares the body for action in threatening situations | |
| neuroT regulates sleep and wakefulness, eating, aggressive behavior | |
| region of the cerebral cortex whose funcitons include processing info about touch | |
| a brain structure that regulates sleep, wakefulness, and levels of arousal | |
| the difference in electric charge between the inside and outside of a neuron's cell membrane | |
| a set of nerves that carries involuntary and automatic commands that control blood vessels, body organs, and glands | |
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