Brain Anatomy and Sleep

Myelin Sheath

Somatic Nervous System

Synapse

Axon Terminals

Dendrites

Endorphin

Parietal Lobe

Frontal Lobe

Peripheral Nervous System

REM Sleep

Paradoxical sleep

Consciousness

Resting Potential

Plasticity

The Brain Stem

Thalamus

Reticular Formation

Pons

Cerebellum

Corpus Collosum

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Sympathetic Nervous System

Fight or Flight

Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN)

Dopamine

Glutamate

Pituitary Gland

Hypothalamus

Temporal Lobe

Occipital Lobe

Hormones

Temporal Summation

Motor Units

Stage 1 Sleep

Hyperpolarized

Depolarized

Beta Waves

Delta Waves

EEG

Reticular Activating System (RAS)