Module 3 - the brain and its behavior
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| Where are the Frontal lobes located (L&R) | right behind the skull
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| Where are the parietal lobes located? | Behind frontal
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| Where is the occipital lobe located? | At the back of the brain
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| Where are the temporal lobes located? | Next to the temples. sides of the head.
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| Where is the Cerebellum located | Bottom of the brain under the occipital (little brain)
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| Where is the brain stem located? | front of cerebellum ontop of spinal cord. has three parts the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata.
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| What are the two halves of the brain fastened with? | Corpus Collossum
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| What is Broca's Area? | deals with language and allows us to speak.
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| What is Wernicki's area? | allows us to comprehend language.
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| What does the Parietal do? | processes sensory information (somatosensory cortex- sensory area).
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| What does the occipital do? | Primary visual cortex interprets incoming visual information.
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| What do neurotransmitters do? | carry signals between the nerve cells, muscles and glands.
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| what are Excitatory neurotransmitters? | increases the likelihood that an electrical impulse will advance.
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| What are Inhibitory neurotransmitters? | decreases the likelihood that an electrical impulse will advance.
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| What is Acetylcholine and its function? | Excitatory. deals with movement, autonomic, function, learning, and memory. deficiency may lead to Alzheimer's.
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| What is Dopamine and its function? | Excitatory. deals with motivation, reward, and planning. Deficiency may lead to Parkinson's and decreased feelings of pleasure. Excess of it may lead to schizophrenia.
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| What is Gaba and its function? | Inhibitory. Slows down or blocks electric impulse. CNS participates in mood. Deficiency may lead to anxiety.
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| What is Glutamate and its function? | Excitatory. CNS, learning, and memory. Excess may lead to neuron death and autism. Deficiency may lead to tiredness and fatigue.
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| What is Norepinepherine and its function? | Excitatory. Participates in arousal, vigilance, and mood. excess may lead to anxiety.
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| what is serotonin and its function? | Inhibitory. Participates in mood, appetite, and sleep. Deficiency may lead to depression and/or anxiety.
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| What is the function of the limbic system? | to process and regulate emotion and memory while also dealing with sexual stimulation and learning. Behavior, motivation, long-term memory, and our sense of smell also relate to the limbic system and its sphere of influence.
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| What is the function of the Peripheral Nervous System? (PNS) | Connects the CNS to the organs, limbs & skin. made up of the Afferent and Efferent systems.
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| What is the function of the sympathetic nervous system? (SNS) | sympathetic to your plights. triggers your fight or flight response. releases adrenaline.
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| What is the Function of the Para Sympathetic Nervous System? (PSNS) | goes back to normal after the sympathetic has been activated.
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| What does the Afferent System do? | Carries messages and recognizes sensation sensors to the CNS.
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| What does the Efferent System do? | Carries the command from the CNS to the muscles & organs.
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