CNS overview

Question 1

whats included in the CNS

Answer 1

• brain
• spinal cord

Question 2

whats the reticular activating system

Answer 2

• located in the brain stem
• behavioral, cognitive, and mood related function
• important when it comes to anxiety and depression

Question 3

whats the limbic system

Answer 3

• memory and storage
• emotional states
• sense of smell (can be important for fight or flight)

Question 4

neurotransmitters

acetylcholine

Answer 4

• learning
• memory
• voluntary muscle movement

Question 5

neurotransmitters

norepinephrine

Answer 5

• concentration
• increases BP and HR and works with epinephrine

Question 6

neurotransmitters

epinephrine

Answer 6

fight or flight (adrenaline)

Question 7

neurotransmitters

dopamine

Answer 7

pleasure

Question 8

neurotransmitters

GABA

Answer 8

calming, reduces excitibility

Question 9

neurotransmitters

glutamate

Answer 9

• memory
• also has some excitibility properties

Question 10

neurotransmitters

serotonin

Answer 10

mood and sleep

Question 11

whats a synapse

Answer 11

where signals are passing on to the next cell