ap psychology chapter 2 vocab

biological psychology, p. 54

neuron, p. 55

dendrite, p. 55

axon, p. 55

myelin [MY-uh-lin] sheath, p. 55

action potential, p. 55

threshold, p. 56

synapse [SIN-aps], p. 57

neurotransmitters, p. 57

acetylcholine [ah-seat-el-KO-leen]

(ACh), p. 58

endorphins [en-DOR-fins], p. 59

nervous system, p. 61

central nervous system (CNS), p. 61

peripheral nervous system (PNS), p. 61

nerves, p. 62

sensory neurons, p. 62

motor neurons, p. 62

interneurons, p. 62

somatic nervous system, p. 62

autonomic [aw-tuh-NAHM-ik] nervous

system, p. 62

sympathetic nervous system, p. 62

parasympathetic nervous system, p. 62

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neural networks, p. 64

endocrine [EN-duh-krin] system, p. 65

hormones, p. 65

adrenal [ah-DREEN-el] glands, p. 66

pituitary gland, p. 66 .

lesion [LEE-zhuhn], p. 68

electroencephalogram (EEG), p. 68

PET (positron emission tomography)

scan, p. 69

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging),

p. 69

fMRI (functional MRI), p. 69

brainstem, p. 71

medulla [muh-DUL-uh], p. 71

reticular formation, p. 71

thalamus [THAL-uh-muss], p. 72

cerebellum [sehr-uh-BELL-um], p. 72

limbic system, p. 72

amygdala [uh-MIG-duh-la], p. 72

hypothalamus [hi-po-THAL-uh-muss],

p. 73

cerebral [seh-REE-bruhl] cortex, p. 74

glial cells (glia), p. 75

frontal lobes, p. 76

parietal [puh-RYE-uh-tuhl] lobes, p. 76

occipital [ahk-SIP-uh-tuhl] lobes, ‘p. 76

temporal lobes, p. 76

motor cortex, p. 77

sensory cortex, p. 78

association areas, p. 79

aphasia, p. 80

Broca’s area, p. 81

Wernicke’s area, p. 81

plasticity, p. 82

corpus callosum [KOR-pus kah-LOWsum], p. 84

split brain, p. 84