The gap between neurons

Nerves that run up and down the length of the back & transmit most messages between the body & brain

Nerves branching beyond the spinal cord into the body

The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary movement of skeletal muscles

The long thin cells of nerve tissue along which messages travel to and from the brain

The chemicals released by neurons

The basic building blocks of heredity

Chemical substances that carry messages through the body in blood

The different regions into which the cerebral cortex is divided

The small part of the brain above the pons that arouses the brain, integrates sensory information, and relays it upward

A part of the brain that is involved in the basic processes of life

Part of the brain that covers the brain’s central core

What job does the nervous system and endocrine system share?

With nature-nurture discussions, nature refers to

Which of the following is not part of a neuron?

Lack of the myelin sheath is associated with

What do we know about identical twins?

Which one measures electrical activity of the brain?

Which hormone is associated with males?

What are the chemical messages that the endocrine system sends?

The left hemisphere controls ________ in most people.

What becomes active when we are scared or angry?

Neurons fire on the ________________ principle.

When identical twins are raised apart, yet exhibit similar characteristics, this is said to be strong evidence of what influence?

The Central Nervous System and the Peripheral Nervous Systems are part of the _____________ system

Which neurotransmitter produces a "runner's high"?

What releases the neurotransmitters to stimulate the dendrites of the next neuron?

What is the nickname for the pituitary gland?

Hypothyroidism is a result of too little _______________, which makes people feel lazy and tired.

Too much dopamine is linked with _______________.

Which kind of neurons relay messages from the sense organs to the brain?

Tears and saliva are examples of _______________ glands.

When the body needs to send a rapid response, it uses the __________system.

What chromosome combination indicates female?

The outward expression of genes is known as a persons' _______.

The _____________ combines both the CAT scan and PET scan.

What part of the brain controls breathing?

What part of the brain helps with posture and balance?

What part of the brain helps you process abstract information?

What part of the brain produces chemicals needed for sleep?

What part of the brain controls basic biological functions like hunger, sex drive, and temperature?

What lobe is light blue?

What lobe is green?

What lobe is purple?

What lobe is yellow?

Which part of the neuron receives input from other neurons?

Narcotics are very similar to __________ chemically.

If you damage this part of the brain, you will probably die

When I turn the steering wheel as I drive a car, what nervous system am I using?

Why do people tend to stay in an elevated state after a fright is over?

Which neurotransmitter is associated with Alzheimer's disease?

Which lobe of the brain is central to visual sensation and perception

Which one is NOT one of the ways hormones affect your behavior?

Which part of the brain is associated with memories?

Pupils adjusting to light would be an example of which nervous system?

What condition has an extra chromosome on the 21st chromosome?

What chart is used to show the likelihood of genotypes based on crossbreeding?

What is #1?

What is #2?

What is #3?

What is #4?

What is #5?

What is #6?