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Term | Definition |
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afferent neurons | sensing neurons |
efferent neurons | motor neurons |
parietal lobe | crown of head, sensory cortex |
frontal lobe | front of head, higher thinking |
occipital lobe | back of head, vision |
glial cells | active when sleeping, clean out toxic build up |
retina | back of eye ball, cells fire for transduction |
wernickes area | left temporal, language comprehension, cant talk |
endocrine system | glands and hormones |
limbic system | hippocampus, amygdalae, thalamus, hypothamus (HATH) |
reticular formation | brain stem, arousal |
medulla | brain steam, vital body functions |
corpus callosum | the middle where the left and right hemisphere connect |
cerebral cortex | outer covering, wrinkly, densely packed with neurons |
thalamus | sensory switchboard |
parasympathetic nervous system | division of automimic system, calming side |
hypothalamus | regulates endocrine system, regulates hunger |
cornea | protective covering of the eye |
broca's area | left frontal, struggle to comprehend |