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psych
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| endorphins | pleasure or euphoria |
| norospinephrine | controls alertness and flight or fight |
| action potential | the electrical charge when neurons fire |
| frontal lobe | planning decision making speaking and motor control |
| medulla | breathing and heart rate |
| sertonia | affects mood hunger can cause depression |
| occipital lobe | visual interpretations from your eyes |
| motor cortex | controls voluntary musclemovment |
| brains stem | controls involuntary movments |
| hypothalamus | basic human functions and pituitary gland |
| pituitary gland | releases hormones that aff3ect growth and other glands |
| cerebellum | coordinates balance and movement |
| dendrite | branch that receives information |
| neurotransmitters | chemical messages between neurons |
| dopamine | influences movement learning attention and emotion |
| hippocampus | controls memories |
| neuron | nerve cell for communication |
| axon | sends impulse away from cell body to other muscles |
| myelin sneath | speeds up electrical signal |
| amygclala | controls fear, agression and emotional responses |
| motor neurons | carry signals from cns to muscle and glands |
| synapse | gap between neurons |