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Psychology - Biological Psychology

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What is the part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord?

Which neurons connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body, including muscles and glands?

What is a nerve cell, the basic building block of the nervous system, called?

What part of the neuron produces the energy needed for the activity of the cell?

What are the branchlike extensions of a neuron that receive impulses and conduct them toward the cell body?

What is the long tubelike structure attached to a neuron that transmits impulses away from the neuron cell body?

What is the white, fatty substance that insulates axons and enables rapid transmission of neural impulses?

What are the small fibers branching out from an axon called?

What is the junction between the axon terminals of the sending neuron and the dendrites of the receiving neuron?

What is a chemical messenger that carries impulses across the synaptic gaps between neurons?

What is the column of nerves within the spine that transmits messages to and from the brain?

Which division of the peripheral nervous system connects the central nervous system with sensory receptors, muscles, and the skin?

Which subdivision of the peripheral nervous system regulates body functions such as respiration and digestion?

What term relates to the outer edge of the body?

What does the nervous system regulate in our body?

When we learn a new behavior or acquire new information, the nervous system registers that experience and changes to accommodate its storage. What does this process involve?

How many neurons are there in the human body, and where are most of them found?

Neurons resemble what natural structure, with parts resembling branches, trunk, and roots?

The brain has the ability to reorganize itself by altering the connections between neurons to make up for injury or disease. What is this phenomenon known as?

What are nerve cells that carry information received by the senses to the central nervous system called?

What happens when acetylcholine amounts decline in the brain?

What does the central nervous system control in the body?

How is the peripheral nervous system structured?

What is the function of the somatic nervous system?

What activates the somatic nervous system?

When is the sympathetic nervous system activated?

How are the actions of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems different?

The firing of a neuron could be compared to what?

What are four different types of neurotransmitters?

Where are neurotransmitters stored?

How do neurotransmitters work as chemical messengers?

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