Unit Two; Brain and Body Key Questions: What is the purpose of the nervous system? Endocrine system?

How are they similar? Different? How do neurons communicate messages? What are the different kinds of neurons? Neurotransmitters? How is the nervous system divided? Why is the spinal cord part of the CNS? What are the different ways of studying the brain? What are the brains structures and functions? Explain brain plasticity. How does genetics affect brain and body? What are the major glands? Hormones? Key Terms: Neuroanatomy Neuron Dendrite Cell Body (soma) Axon Myelin Sheath Terminal Button Neurotransmitters Synapse Receptor Sites Threshold Action Potential All-or-nothing principle Neural firing Excitatory neurotransmitters Inhibitory neurotransmitters Acetycholine Dopamine Endorphins Serotonin Afferent neurons (sensory) Efferent neurons (motor) Central nervous system Spinal cord Peripheral nervous system Somatic nervous system Autonomic nervous system Sympathetic nervous system

Parasympathetic nervous system Lesions Electroencephalogram (EEG) Computerized axial tomography (CAT or CT scan) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI scan) Positron emission tomography (PET scan) Functional MRI (fMRI) Hindbrain Medulla Pons Cerebellum Midbrain Reticular formation Forebrain Thalamus Hypothalamus Amygdala Hippocampus Pituitary gland Limbic system Cerebral cortex Hemispheres (Left & Right Hemisphere) Brain lateralization Corpus callosum Lobes Association area Frontal lobe Aphasia Brocas area Wernickes area Motor cortex Parietal lobes Sensory cortex Occipital lobes Temporal lobes Brain plasticity Endocrine system Adrenal glands Thyroid Pineal Gland Pancreas Ovaries and testes