2. NeuronsNeuro- transmitters Brain PartsNervous System Random 100 200 300 400 500

3. Neurons 100 Name the Fatty tissue that covers the Axon. Myelin Sheath

4. Neurons 200 What part of the Neuron accepts incoming messages? Dendrites (receptor sites)

5. Neurons 300 What is another name for the cell body? Soma

6. Neurons 400 Name the electrical impulse that travels down the axon. Action Potential

7. Neurons 500 What is the system that allows the electrical impulse to travel down the axon? Sodium-Potassium Pump

8. Neurotransmitters 100 Without this neurotransmitter you are unable to move. Acetylcholine

9. Neurotransmitters 200 This neurotransmitter affects your mood, hunger, sleep and arousal. Serotonin

10. Neurotransmitters 300 DOUBLE POINTS This neurotransmitter will give you the courage to throat punch a bear, or hike up your skirt and run. Norepinephrine (Adrenaline)

11. Neurotransmitters 400 The “pleasure” neurotransmitter. Actions often repeated to feel this again. Lack=Parkinson’s Disease Dopamine

12. Neurotransmitters 500 Released during exercise. Endogenous morphine. Endorphins

13. Brain Parts 100 This lobe of the cerebral cortex processes things you see. Vision Occipital Lobe

14. Brain Parts 200 This part of the brain processes reasoning, planning, speech, emotions and problem solving. Frontal Lobe

15. Brain Parts 300 What is the “master gland”? Pituitary Gland

16. Brain Parts 400 Without this “old brain” part our hearts would stop beating and lungs would stop breathing. Medulla

17. Brain Parts 500 This “old brain” part is also known as the switchboard. Thalamus

18. Nervous System 100 Name the two main sections of the Nervous System. Central Nervous System (CNS) Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

19. Nervous System 200 The Central Nervous System consists of the _______ and ________. Brain and Spinal Chord

20. Nervous System 300 DOUBLE POINTS The Somatic System control what? Control of Skeletal Muscles

21. Nervous System 400 Which part of the Nervous System controls our glandular activity as well as heartbeat? Autonomic System

22. Nervous System 500 Name the three types of neurons that assist in automatic reflexes. Sensory, Interneuron, Motor

23. Random 100 What do we refer to “uncommitted” areas of the Cerebral Cortex as? Association Areas

24. Random 200 What specific area of the Cerebral Cortex controls Speech? Broca’s Area

25. Random 300 Drugs can act as Agonists and Antagonists, what is the difference? Agonists- mimic neurotransmitters Antagonists- block neurotransmitters

26. Random 400 This specific tissue allows both hemispheres to work together. Corpus Collosum

27. Random 500 This scan uses radioactive glucose to see brain activity in the stimulated area. PET Scan (positron emission tomography)