FINAL EXAM Flashcards
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Nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord
Central nervous system
Nervous system that consist of the spinal nerves and the cranial nerves
Somatic nervous system
Nervous system that consists of the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions
Autonomic Nervous System
Nervous system that controls the gut
Enteric Nervous system
Lobe that controls decision making
Frontal
Lobe that controls voluntary movement
Frontal
Lobe that controls hearing, language, musical abilities
Temporal
Lobe that controls facial recognition and emotional processing
Temporal
Lobe that controls movement direction
Parietal
Lobe that controls visual scene processing
Occipital
Outer layer of the forebrain
Cerebral cortex
Thin, folded layer of nerve tissue
Cerebral cortex
Dendritic spines, dendrites, cell body, axon, axon hillock, terminal button, synapse
Main structures of a neuron
Contains receptor molecules that receive chemical messages
Postsynaptic membrane
Site to which a neurotransmitter molecule binds
Postsynaptic receptor
Small space separating presynaptic terminal and dendritic spine
Synaptic cleft
Large compartment that holds synaptic vesicles
Storage granule
Encloses molecules that transmit chemical messages
Presynaptic membrane
Round granule that contains neurotransmitter
Synaptic vesicle
Organelle that provides the cell with energy
Mitochondrion
Transport structure that carries substances to the axon terminal
Microtubule
What pathway is the pulvinar in
Tectopulvinar
What pathway is the superior colliculus in
Tectopulvinar
V2, V3, V3A, V4, V5, and the dorsal and ventral streams are in what pathway
Extrastriate
