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chapter 4 questions and answers

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Phrenology got right   show
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EEG   show
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PET scan   show
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MRI   show
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show big arms, connect to other neurons and receive  
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show road the info travels along  
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Myelin sheath   show
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show finishes in mid 20s and gets slowly stronger  
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show neurons fire all or nothing  
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show if blocked paralyzes, if too much causes spasms  
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Reuptake   show
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Breakdown   show
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show party chemical, stimulates release and blocks or reuptake, used to focus activities (cocaine, adherol)  
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show Buddhist monk chemical, helps us to relax and improves mood(SSRIs, Prozak)  
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show carries sensory and motor info messages to body, controls reflexes, if breaks then you’re paralyzed  
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show in charge of autonomic functions if destroyed you die  
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Pons   show
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show RAS reticular activating system, controls levels of alertness, if stops working then coma  
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Cerebellum   show
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show switch board, takes in senses and tells them where to go, if not working can go blind  
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show does memory, can’t create new memories if destroyed  
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Hypothalamus   show
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Olds and Milner   show
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show involved in emotions: fear and anger  
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show reasoning and motor cortex at back planning  
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Parietal lobe   show
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Temporal lobe   show
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show in back of head, sight  
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show at top of temporal lobe called Weirnecke’s area, if destroyed can talk but they don’t make sense  
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Speaking language   show
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Phineas Gage   show
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show connects brains, if cut they can’t communicate with one another  
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show entire site axon terminal, cleft, and covering membrane  
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Neurotransmitter   show
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show production of new neurons from immature stem cells  
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show immature cells that renew selves and have potential to be mature cells  
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Plasticity   show
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show chemicals in nervous system involved in pain reduction, pleasure, and memory  
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show chemical substances secreted by glands, promote bodily growth, metabolism and digestion  
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show internal organs that produce hormones and release into bloodstream  
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Melatonin   show
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show hormone that stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth, facilitates ejection of milk during nursing & promotes attachment and trust in relationships  
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show involved in emotion and stress  
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show regulates development and functioning of reproductive organs  
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Cerebrum   show
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