Chapter 2.1 Psychology Review

3. a pair of endocrine glands that secrete hormones helping to arouse the body in times of stress
4. the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body
7. a type of scan with a type of pet in the name
10. the division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body; think "flight or flight"
13. neurons within the brain and spinal cord
14. efferent neurons; think of a car
15. the brain's sensory control center
20. neurons that carry incoming information from the body's tissues and sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord
22. a brain imaging technique that measures magnetic fields from the brain's natural electrical activity
25. instrument for lesions
27. term for tissue destruction
29. responsible for gathering information and transmitting central nervous system decisions to other body parts

1. chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands
2. bundled axons that form neural "cables"
5. consists of the brain and spinal cord
6. the endocrine system's most influential gland; think growth
8. the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing
9. a knee-jerk response is a...
11. the body's "slow" chemical communication system; contains glands that release hormones
12. secretes melatonin
16. also called the skeletal nervous system
17. uses light to control the activity of individual neurons
18. the oldest part and central core of the brain
19. procedure to help fight depression that uses a magnetic pulse
21. they show brain anatomy
23. the "self-regulating" nervous system
24. it shows brain function; measures bloodflow to brain regions by comparing successive MRI scans
26. Papa uses this on Eleven in Stanger Things
28. the body's speedy, electrochemical communication network
29. a visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task