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Cognitive Neuroscience Correct Answer-Study of the brain and how it
relates to complex thoughts and behaviors


Neurons Correct Answer-Cells that carry information from one place to
another


Sensory Neurons Correct Answer-Bring information to the central
nervous system


Interneurons Correct Answer-associate information within the central
nervous system


Motor neurons Correct Answer-send information from the brain and
spinal cord (CNS) to the muscles


Three main parts of neurons Correct Answer-Cell body, Axon, and
Dendritic Tree


Cell body Correct Answer-Contains the nucleus and other cellular
machinery necessary for cell functioning


Axon Correct Answer-Carries information from the cell body to the
synapse

,Dendritic Tree Correct Answer-receives input from the other cells or
neurons


Glia or Glial Cells Correct Answer-Serve as "support cells" and do not
convey info like neurons, but do have many functions


4 main functions of Glia Correct Answer-1. They can modify
environment for neurons
2. They can remove dead neurons
3. Some Glial cells myelinate axons
4. Some Glial cells help maintain the blood/brain barrier


Gray matter Correct Answer-Is made of Neuronal cell bodies (pink part
of the brain)


White matter Correct Answer-Lots of myelination from glial cells; areas
of the brain that are connecting neurons to other neurons (whitish part)


Central Nervous system Correct Answer-brain and spinal cord


Peripheral Nervous system Correct Answer-All neural tissue beyond the
central nervous system. Neurons that relay information to and from CNS


Anterior Correct Answer-The front of the brain

,Posterior Correct Answer-Back of the brain


Superior Correct Answer-Top of the brain


Inferior Correct Answer-Bottom of the brain


Rostral Correct Answer-Towards the front/head


Caudal Correct Answer-Towards the back/tail


Dorsal Correct Answer-Above and towards the back


Ventral Correct Answer-Below towards the belly


Proximal Correct Answer-Means near when referring to the body
midline


Distal Correct Answer-Means far when referring to the body midline


Bilateral Correct Answer-both sides of the brain


Unilateral Correct Answer-one side of the brain

, Ipsilateral Correct Answer-Means same side of the brain


ontralateral Correct Answer-means opposite side of the brain


Coronal way of cutting the brain Correct Answer-Brain is separated
from top to bottom (ear muff orientation)


Horizontal or Axial Correct Answer-Separated from front to back (sweat
band orientation)


Sagittal Correct Answer-Brain is separated from left to right


Medial or midsagittal Correct Answer-Middle of the brain


Ventricles Correct Answer-fluid filled spaces in the brain that contain
cerebrospinal fluid that cushions the brain


Lateral ventricles Correct Answer-Most prominent. Left and right are
separated by tissue


Third Ventricle Correct Answer-situated at the midline between right
and left thalamus

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