NEUROSCIENCE REVIEW USE YOUR BRAIN!!!

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

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

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

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

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

0 What part of your nervous system prepares your for the fight or flight response? 0 Sympathetic Nervous System 0 Parasympathetic calms you down

0 David 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? 0 Amygdala

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

0 Marc 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? 0 Broca’s area

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

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

0 Michelle 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? 0 Hippocampus

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

0 Patrick 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? 0 Basil Ganglia

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

0 Cesar 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? 0 Angular Gyrus 0 Wernicke’s Area deals with understanding words you hear

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

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

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