Psychology Vocab 3

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  1. 7. - either of the paired lobes of the brain at the top of the head, including areas concerned with the reception and correlation of sensory information.
  2. 10. - responsible for the higher-level processes of the human brain, including language, memory, reasoning, thought, etc.
  3. 13. chemical messengers that carry chemical signals from one neuron to the next target cell.
  4. 15. one of the three major regions of our brains, located at the lower back part of the brain
  5. 16. a component of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of the body movements via the use of skeletal muscles.
  6. 17. The space between the end of a nerve cell and another cell
  7. 19. The part of the nervous system that slows the heart, dilates blood vessels, decreases pupil size, increases digestive juices, and relaxes muscles in the gastrointestinal tract.
  8. 20. - the visual processing area of the brain.
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  1. 1. the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord.
  2. 2. the complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body. In vertebrates it comprises the brain and spinal cord.
  3. 3. a network of nerves that helps your body activate its “fight-or-flight” response.
  4. 4. the nerve fibers responsible for carrying signals from the brain to the peripheral nervous system in order to initiate an action
  5. 5. the part of the brain that controls high-level cognitive skills and primary motor functions.
  6. 6. the nerve fibers responsible for bringing sensory information from the outside world into the brain
  7. 8. a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.
  8. 9. - a large bundle of more than 200 million myelinated nerve fibers that connect the two brain hemispheres, permitting communication between the right and left sides of the brain.
  9. 11. - They are most commonly associated with processing auditory information and with the encoding of memory.
  10. 12. - the capacity to be shaped, molded, or altered.
  11. 14. the part of the nervous system responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes
  12. 18. it’s the largest region of your brain. it contains the entire cerebrum and several structures directly nestled within it