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Chapter 2 - Psych
Question | Answer |
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Neuron | Recieves and transmits information |
Thyroid Gland | Regulates metabolism, energy, alertness, fat/thin. Too much: overexcitability, fatigue, insomnia. Too little: Overly tired |
Motor Cortex | Frontal Lobe responsible for voluntary movements. |
GABA - Acetycholine - Endorphines | G - Sleep & Eating disorders. A - Muscle actions, attention, memory, motivation, & movement. E - Inhibition of pain |
Threshold of excitation | The minimum it takes to keep a neuron from firing completely. |
Pons | Regulates the sleep-wake cycle |
Dendrite | Picks up incoming messages from other neurons and transmits them to cell bodies. |