Unit 2

What can be considered the most complex system in the world?

How many components does the nervous system possess? What are they?

What component of the brain consists of the brain and the spinal cord?

What component of the brain consists of the nerves throughout our body?

What controls automatic life functions?

What brain injury impairs the use of language?

What word refers to the brain’s ability to modify and heal itself?

What word refers to the cells that form the nervous system?

The neurons have all these functions except: 1. Receive information from the neurons, 2. Carry information down its length, 3. Pass info to the next neuron, 4. Regulate body temperature

What kind of neuron carry signals from sense organ to the brain?

What kind of neuron carries signals away from the brain to the organs, muscles and glands?

What accepts incoming messages?

What word refers to the cell body?

What decides whether to pass on a message?

Where does the soma send the signal?

What protects the axon?

What keeps the signals going through the axon?

Do neurons touch each other to pass info?

What’s the gap between two neurons called?

What chemicals give the message to the next neuron?

What kind of brain imaging uses electrodes placed on the head to show neuron activity?

What kind of brain imaging uses radiation to show areas of activity?

What kind of brain imaging exposes the brain to a magnetic field to show high-res anatomy and blood flow?

What kind of brain imaging detects the magnetic fields produced by neurons to measure brain activity?

What does every cell in our body carry?

What word refers to the section of a chromosome that contains a specific trait?

What’s the study of senses and how they affect our behavior called?

What word refers to the process in which a sensory organ creates a message sent to the brain?

What mental process assigns meaning to the sensory message?

What word refers to the level of stimulus necessary for sense organs to detect it?

What sense is the most complex?

What part of the brain turns neuron signals to visual sensations?

What is the visual cortex a part of?

What is sound produced by?

What part of the ear directs sound to the ear?

What part of the ear transmits vibrations to the inner ear?

What part of the ear hears sound?

What part of the brain processes and interprets auditory information?

What is the auditory cortex a part of?

What can come from birth or after birth?

What implant electrically stimulates the cochlear nerve to improve hearing?

What things on the tongue send signals to the brain?

What are the four main tastes?

What part of the brain is responsible for processing taste?

What is the gustatory cortex a part of?

What things in the nose pass messages to the nerves?

What part of the brain is responsible for processing smell?

What part of the brain is the olfactory cortex a part of?

What organ is responsible for touch?

What part of the brain is responsible for processing touch?

What part of the brain is the somatosensory cortex a part of?

What regulates the sleep-wake cycle?

How many hours of sleep do most adults need?

How often do people have negative dreams?

What sleep disorder causes difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep?

What sleep disorder causes the patient to stop breathing while asleep?

What sleep disorder causes uncontrollable sleep attacks?

What sleep disorder causes sleep walking?

What sleep disorder causes intense fear and flailing?

What sleep disorder causes teeth grinding?

Can hypnosis alleviate pain?

What word refers to withdrawal symptoms from not using drugs?

What word refers to the diminishing effects of drugs with regular use?

What word refers to discomfort or distress from not using drugs?

What type of drug reduces neuron activity and slows body function? (Ex: Alcohol, barbituates, opioids)

What type of drug excites neuron activity and speeds up body functions? (Ex: Caffeine, nicotine, meth)

What type of drug distorts sensations and perceptions? (Ex: LSD, ecstasy)

When was the first psychotropic drug used?

What was it used for?

What neurotransmitter is reduced through the use of an Antipsychotic?

What was the first antidepressant called?

What neurotransmitters are heightened through the use of an Antidepressant?

What kind of antianxiety drug is used to relax the central nervous system?

What kind of antianxiety drug is used to increase activity of GABA neurotransmitters?

What kind of drug is used to treat extreme emotional shifts?