This emphasizes the relationship between biology and behavior. Here we will examine how the nervous system.
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● What are neurons?
● How do they work?
● List the parts of each neuron and explain its function (dendrites, cell body, axons, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvier, terminal branches, terminal buttons)
● List the three types of neurons with their other names (sensory, motor and interneuron)
● What is the function of the peripheral nervous system?
● What is the function of the central nervous system?
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● What is the endocrine system?
● What are some things regulated by the endocrine system?
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● What does MRI stand for?
● What are MRI’s of the brain used for?
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● What does PET stand for?
● What functions can a PET scan monitor?
Search the internet for a diagram of “Brain Structures and their functions”.
● List and explain 3 parts of the brain and their functions.
● What are neurons?
● How do they work?
● List the parts of each neuron and explain its function (dendrites, cell body, axons, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvier, terminal branches, terminal buttons)
● List the three types of neurons with their other names (sensory, motor and interneuron)
● What is the function of the peripheral nervous system?
● What is the function of the central nervous system?
Go here: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/anatomy_of_the_endocrine_system/article_em.htm#Endocrine%20System% 20Introduction
● What is the endocrine system?
● What are some things regulated by the endocrine system?
Go here: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?PG=fmribrain
● What does MRI stand for?
● What are MRI’s of the brain used for?
Go here: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?PG=pet
● What does PET stand for?
● What functions can a PET scan monitor?
Search the internet for a diagram of “Brain Structures and their functions”.
● List and explain 3 parts of the brain and their functions.