Chapter 4: development of the brain Flashcards
1
Q
define:
neurogenesis
A
neurons are produced
2
Q
define:
cell migration
A
cells leave and move towards a destination
3
Q
define:
cell differentiation
A
become distinct types of neurons/ glial cells alike line up together (agregate)
4
Q
define:
Synaptogenesis
A
making synapses
5
Q
list
steps of pruning
A
- cell death
- synapse rearangement
6
Q
define:
cell death
A
cells that aren’t needed die
7
Q
define:
synapse arrangement
A
when cells dies the axons connect to other cells
8
Q
Answer:
How does myelination work
what direction?
A
occipital –> frontal
9
Q
Define:
genotype
A
Genetic information
10
Q
define:
Phenotype
A
how genes are expressed
11
Q
define:
Epigentics
A
environmental factors that change genes
12
Q
A
