Brain Cells Brain anatomy 1 Nervous Systems Brain anatomy 2 Neurotransmitters
100
What are the two types of cells in the brain?
Neurons and Glia
100
What region of the brain is incorporated with memory?
Hippocampus
100
How many types (including subtypes, not including 'nervous system') of nervous systems are there?
6
100
What joins the two hemispheres of the brain?
The corpus callosum
100
What psychological problem is associated with serotonin?
Depression
200
What type of cell is most common in the brain?
Glial cell (Glia)
200
Where are emotions (ex: fear) processed?
Amygdala
200
What are the two components to the central nervous system?
Brain and spinal cord
200
What brain lobe processes visual stimuli?
Occipital lobe
200
What disease is related to dopamine?
Parkinson's
300
What chemicals are sent across neurons?
Neurotransmitters
300
What area of the brain is associated with speech production?
Broca's area
300
What specific nervous system is associated with being relaxed, and in a comfortable state?
Parasympathetic nervous system
300
What is the frontal lobe associated with?
Thinking, and learning
300
What neurotransmitter is associated with the "fight or flight" response?
Norepinipherine
400
What cells create the myelin sheath for the neurons of the peripheral nervous system?
Schwann cells
400
What specialized cortex is located at the front of the parietal cortex?
Sensory cortex or somatosensory cortex
400
What specific nervous system is associated with a "fight or flight" response?
Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
400
What hemisphere of the brain do visual stimuli from the right eye go to get processed?
Left hemisphere
400
What neurotransmitter is linked to anxiety?
GABA
500
What cells act as the immune system (inflammatory cells) in the brain?
Microglia (microglial cells)
500
What region of the brain is linked to obesity?
Ventromedial hypothalamus
500
Name all nervous systems in "order."
CNS, PNS, SNS, ANS, Parasympathetic NS, Sympathetic NS
500
What specialized cortex is located at the end of the frontal cortex?
Primary motor cortex
500
What are the three functions of acetylcholine?
Attention, arousal, movement, and/or memory






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