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____ is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter
Glutamate is the ____
____ is required for consciousness and is used to diffuse the projection of glutamate into the cerebral cortex
The Reticular Activating System is required for ____ and is used to ____
The two most common inhibitory neurotransmitters are ____ and ____
The two most common ____ neurotransmitters are GABA and Glycine
Glycine primarily acts on the ____
GABA primarily acts on the ____
____ is released from the basilis nuclei and septal nuclei in the frontal lobe
Acetylcholine is released from the ____ and ____ in the ____ lobe
Acetylcholine is released for ____ and ____
Histamine is released from the ____ to the ____
____ is released in the locus coereleus, which is in the pons.
Norepinephrine is released in the ____, which is in the ____.
Norepinephrine is released to the ____ and the ____
____ is released from raphe nuclei, which are located all over the brainstem.
Serotonin is released from ____, which are located ____.
Serotonin is released to the ____ and ____
Prolactin secretion is inhibited by ____
Dopamine is produced in the ____, ____, and ____.
Dopamine produced in the arcuate nucleus ____
Dopamine produced in the substantia nigra helps control ____ and ____
Dopamine produced in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) controls ____
The main neurotransmitters in the peripheral nervous system are ____ and ____
The main neurotransmitters in the ____ nervous system are acetylcholine and epinephrine
Low serotonin is associated with ____
High dopamine is associated with ____
Low dopamine is associated with ____
Endorphins function to ____
____ is an outdated system where individuals believed that each brain area is devoted to a certain personality characteristic, thought, or…
____ involve destroying areas of the brain and then studying the resulting changes in behavior
Lesion studies involve ____
____ is used to destroy cell bodies but leave passing axons alone during lesion studies
____ destroys dopamine and norepinephrine neurons to help model parkinson's disease in lesion studies
____ will cool down neurons until they stop firing during lesion studies
Two techniques to help analyze brain ____ are computerized axial tomography (CAT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Two techniques to help analyze brain structure are ____ and ____
CAT scans analyze brain structure using ____
MRI imaging involves analyzing brain structure using ____
Brain function can be analyzed by ____ and ____
____ is noninvasive monitoring of the electrical activity of the brain using electrodes on the scalp
EEG is ____
MEG requires ____ and records ____
____ requires a large machine and special room and records magnetic fields produced by electric currents in the brain
Brain structure and function can be analyzed simultaneously using ____ and ____
____ analyzes amounts of oxygenated vs deoxygenated blood in the brain to figure out what regions are active
fMRI analyzes ____
____ inject glucose into cells to analyze which brain areas are active at a given point of time
PET scans ____
Anterior Pituitary hormones ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Posterior pituitary hormones ____ ____
Thyroid gland regulates ____
Parathyroid glands regulate ____
Adrenal cortex secretes ____
Adrenal medulla secretes ____
Steps to fertilization: ____ ↓ ____ ↓ ____ ↓ ____
Sperm binding occurs when sperm binds to ____
Acrosome reaction is when ____
Cortical reaction is when ____
Steps of zygote development ____