NEUROSCIENCE REVIEW

USE YOUR BRAIN!!!

0What bushy, branchlike part of a neuron receives the message from the sending neuron?

0Dendrite

0What is the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse?

0threshold

0What neurotransmitter is our body’s natural pain killers?

0Endorphins

0What neurotransmitter is involved in mood, appetite, and arousal, and low levels of this have been linked to depression?

0serotonin

0What part of the peripheral nervous system controls your involuntary actions, such as controlling your organs, glands…?

0Autonomic Nervous System

0What part of your nervous system prepares your for the fight or flight response?

0Sympathetic Nervous System

0Parasympathetic calms you down

0David 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?

0Amygdala

0Teresa cannot lose weight no matter how much she diets and exercises. What should she get checked?

0Thyroid Gland

0Marc 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?

0Broca’s area

0What part of the brain controls your eating, drinking, temperature, desire for sex?

0Hypothalamus

0Rick has been having problems with his vision ever since his girlfriend attacked him. What lobe was likely damaged?

0Occipital Lobe

0Michelle 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?

0Hippocampus

0Paul is having difficulty solving problems at his new job. Damage in what part of the brain might be responsible for this?

0Prefrontal cortex

0Patrick loves to dance and just enrolled in a ballroom dance class with his wife. What part of his brain will help him remember the steps?

0Basil Ganglia

0What part of the brain is responsible for directing all of our sensory information to the appropriate part of our brain?

0Thalamus

0Cesar was involved in a motorcycle accident and ever since he has had problems understanding words that he reads in the textbooks at school. What area of his brain was most likely affected by the accident?

0Angular Gyrus0Wernicke’s Area deals with

understanding words you hear

0This part of your brain consists of neural fibers that send messages back and forth to both hemispheres.

0Corpus Collosum

0Ms. Williams never wants damage to this part of the brain that controls your breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.

0Medulla Oblongata

0Imbalances of what neurotransmitter has been linked to Schizophrenia & Parkinson’s Disease?

0Dopamine