Brain
Lobe responsible for vision
Occipital Lobe
Name of projections where signals are receieved
Dendrites
Type of receptor in sense of touch
Pressure/baroreceptor
Name of the chemical messenger in endocrine system
hormone
Brain and spinal cord
Central Nervous system (CNS)
Creativity, Planning, Reasoning
Frontal Lobe
Sheath which insulates the electrical impulse
Mylein
Vision receptor
Photoreceptor
Organ which releases chemical messenger
Gland
Division which controls skeletal muscles of the body
Somatic
Little brain, motor planning
Cerebellum
Connection between two neurons
Synapse
Receptor in taste
Chemo-receptor
How chemical messenger is transported around the body
Blood - circulatory system
Slows down the body - rest and digest
Para-sympathetic
Flight or Fight centre
Amygdala
Name of electrical signal created by the neuron
Action potential
Records differences in temperature
Thermo-receptor
Hormone which reduces blood glucose concentration
Insulin
Speeds up the body - flight or fight
Sympathetic
Breathing, Blood pressure, Heart rate
Brain stem
What is sent between the synapse
Neurotransmitter
Pain receptor also known as
Nociceptor
Hormone which increases blood glucose concentration
Glucagon
Division which is unconscious control of smooth muscle and organs
Autonomic