Unit 2 Honors Vocab

5. a chemical communication system using hormones by which messages are sent through the bloodstream.
7. an imaging technique used to see which brain areas are being activated while performing tasks
10. the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls internal biological functions
12. the different regions into which the cerebral cortex is divided
14. the center of control of the endocrine system that secretes a large number of hormones
15. a part of the brain located at the rear base of the skull that is involved in the basic processes of life.
17. an imaging technique used to study the brain to pinpoint injuries and brain deterioration
18. a small part of the brain above the pons that arouses the brain, integrates sensory information and relays it upwards.
19. the gap that exists between individual nerve cells

1. the brain and the spinal cord
2. a machine used to record the electrical activity of large portions of the brain
3. the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the voluntary movement of skeletal muscles
4. a measuring technique used to study brain structure and activity
6. chemical substances that carry messages through the body in the blood
8. a part of the brain that covers the brains central core, responsible for sensory and motor thinking and language
9. the chemicals released by neurons that determine the rate at which other neurons fire
11. nerves that run up and down the length of the back and transmit most messages between the body and the brain
13. nerves branching beyond the spinal cord into the body
16. the long, thin cells of nerve tissue along which messages travel to and from the brain