Biology

Unit 2: Biology Vocab

Action Potential

All or None Law

AcH

Association Cortex

Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

Axon

Brain Stem

Broca’s Area

Central Nervous System (CNS)

Cerebral Cortex

Cerebral Hemispheres

Corpus Callosum

Dendrites

DNA

Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Endocrine System

Endorphins

Estrogen

Magnetic Resonance – Imaging (MRI)

Medulla

Motor Cortex

Motor Neurons

Myelin Sheath

Natural Selection

Neuromodulator

Neuron

Nerves

Neuroscience

Neurotransmitters

Occipital Lobe

Parasympathetic Division

Parietal Lobe

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Pet Scan

Phenotype

Pituitary Gland

Plasticity

Pons

Threshold

Synapse

Sensory Neurons

Interneurons

Motor Neurons

Somatic Nervous System

Autonomic Nervous System

Sympathetic Nervous System

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Reflex

Neural Networks

Hormones

Adrenal Glands

Pituitary Glands

Lesion

EEG

PET

MRI

fMRI

brainstem

medulla

reticular formation

thalamus

cerebellum

limbic system

Amygdala

hypothalamus

cerebral cortex

glial cells

frontal lobes

parietal lobes

temporal lobes

motor cortex

sensory cortex

association areas

aphasia

Broca’s area

Wernicke’s area

Plasticity

Split brain

Phenotype

Genotype