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IVE GOT THE POWER (POINT)!!!! GAMES GAMES GAMES: Questions about the nervous system game The ANATOMY ARCADE Basic games for nervous system BRAIN DESTINY Many Brain Games KEY TERMS AND PEOPLE Neuroanatomy Neuron Dendrites Cell body (also called the soma) Axon Myelin sheath Terminal buttons (also called end buttons, axon terminal, terminal branches of axon, and synaptic knobs) Neurotransmitters Synapse Receptor sites Threshold Action potential All-or-none principle Neural firing Excitatory neurotransmitters Inhibitory neurotransmitters Acetylcholine Dopamine Endorphins Serotonin Afferent neurons (or sensory neurons) Efferent neurons (or motor neurons) Central nervous system Spinal cord Peripheral nervous system Somatic nervous system Autonomic nervous system Sympathetic nervous system Parasympathetic nervous system Accidents 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 Limbic system Cerebral cortex Hemispheres Left hemisphere Right hemisphere Brain lateralization (or hemispheric specialization) Corpus callosum Lobes Association area Frontal lobes Broca’s area Wernicke’s area Motor cortex Parietal lobes Sensory cortex Occipital lobes Temporal lobes Brain plasticity Endocrine system Adrenal glands Monozygotic twins KEY PEOPLE Roger Sperry Michael Gazzaniga Paul Broca Carl Wernicke Thomas Bouchard |