Nervous System Basics
What is the basic functional unit of the nervous system?
What is the neuron?
Which part of the neuron receives signals from other cells?
What are dendrites?
The largest part of the brain is the:
What is the Cerebrum?
Which lobe of the brain is primarily associated with vision?
What is the occipital lobe?
The small space between two neurons is called the:
What is the synapse?
Which division of the nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord?
What is the Central nervous system?
Which part of a neuron carries impulses away from the cell body?
What is the axon?
Which part of the brain helps maintain balance and coordination?
What is the Cerebellum?
Which lobe is primarily associated with hearing?
What is the temporal lobe?
Chemicals that transmit signals between neurons are called:
What are neurotransmitters?
The nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord make up the:
What is the Peripheral nervous system?
What is the main function of a neuron?
What is to transmit nerve impulses?
What structure connects the two cerebral hemispheres?
What is the Corpus callosum?
Which lobe is involved in touch, pressure, temperature, and spatial awareness?
What is the parietal lobe?
Which neurotransmitter is involved in muscle contraction and many nervous system functions?
What protective membranes surround the brain and spinal cord?
What are the Meninges?
What is the main function of the myelin sheath?
What is speeds up nerve impulse transmission?
Which part of the brain controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate?
What is the Medulla oblongata?
Which lobe is associated with planning, judgment, personality, and voluntary motor activity?
What is the frontal lobe?
What is the name of the electrical signal traveling along a neuron?
What is an action potential?
Which cells provide support and protection for neurons?
What are glial cells?
Which part of the neuron contains the nucleus?
What is the cell body?
Which part of the brain is responsible for thinking, memory, reasoning, and voluntary movement?
What is the Cerebrum?
A patient has difficulty with judgment and decision-making. Which lobe may be affected?
What is the frontal lobe?
The axon carries impulses:
What is away from the cell body?