UNIT 2 – JEOPARDY REVIEW
BRAIN
BRAIN PT 2
DAMAGE
TO BRAIN
NEUROTRA
NSMITTERS
NEURONS
NERVOUS
SYSTEM
FEEL
LUCKY?
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
Surgical destruction of
the brain is called
Damage this and
you may never
wake up
Damage to this and you’ll never think
about the future
What part of Homer appears to
be damaged? – d’oh
Damage to this and you will never
listen to 1 Direction again
Damage to this and you’ll die (aka
you stop breathing)!
Neurotransmitters travel across this
Process by which excess neurotransmitters
are absorbed by the sending neuron
This neurotransmitter is involved in messages
between motor neurons and skeletal
muscles
Molecule that is similar enough to a
neurotransmitter to mimic it is known as a
Neurotransmitter that affects mood,
hunger, sleep, and arousal and is often low
in people with depression
Minimum level of stimulation required to
trigger a neural impulse is called
Neural impulses travel faster when they are
encased in a
Electrical charge that travels down an
axon
Motor neurons carry information from
What role do dendrites play in neural
impulses?
What are the two major divisions within the
Nervous System
The Central Nervous System consists of
What part of the nervous system controls
your heartbeat?
This part of the nervous system would dilate
pupils, inhibit digestion, relax bladder, and
release epinephrine from the adrenal
glands
What are the four divisions of the Peripheral
Nervous System?
Someone who has difficulties
understanding or comprehending what I
am saying may have damage to this area
Sensory switchboard in the brain is known
as
Food source for the brain
Sections of the cerebral cortex that are
connected to the function of a primary
part of the cerebral cortex. Responsible for
thought, memory, and learning, in
combination with the primary parts they
surround.
When we see written words (or anything for
that matter), it is processed in the
______________ lobe
System in brain controlling emotions and
memory
Part of the brain that makes you happy.
Also, the pituitary gland get it’s orders from
this part of the brain
Produces fear response
Damage to this and you become Dory the
fish
Allows communication between the left
and right hemispheres
Scan involves being injected with
radioactive substance. Studies various parts
of the brain.
This studies sleep disorders, epilepsy, brain
functions
What is the purpose of the Sympathetic
Nervous System
Damage to this area and you are unable
to speak