PSYC 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cerebral Cortex, Midbrain

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1001
• Professor: John Weekes

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Dna strands consist of complementary bases (adenine binds with thymine, guanine binds with. Homozygous: child"s parents have contributed similar genes for a trait (bb, bb) Heterozygous: child"s parent have contributed for different versions of genes (bb) The central nervous system and the peripheral n. s. 1- cns: is composed of the brain and the spinal cord. 2- peripheral n. s: is divided into the somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system. Cns: efferent nerve fibers: axons that carry information outward from the cns to the periphery of the body. (from cns to body) 3- neurons: basic cells in the nervous system that receive, integrate and transmit: parasympathetic: when the body is calmed down information. 1- dendrites: parts of the neuron that are specialized to receive information. 2- soma (cell body): contains the cell"s body and much of the chemical machinery common to most cells.