Nervous System
The main responsibility of the nervous system
What is sending messages between the brain and body?
Your body breathes without needing to try or think about it, which means it is this kind of function
What is involuntary functions?
Two ways we can keep our nervous system healthy
What is (1) practice deep breathing and meditate, (2) exercise regularly, (3) eat a healthy diet, or (4) avoid stress?
The part of the brain responsible for involuntary body functions like breathing, circulating blood, and digestion.
What is the brain stem?
The control centre of your nervous system
What is the brain?
I suffered a head injury and now struggle to remember things the way I used to - this part of my brain may have been affected after the injury
What is the hippocampus?
A brain disorder that destroys memory and thinking ability
What is Alzheimer's disease?
The part of the brain that controls balancing, movement, and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
The highway that nerve signals travel along to your brain.
What is the spinal cord?
After getting in the back of my head during soccer, I have trouble keeping my balance and stumble when I walk - this part of my brain has been impacted
What is the cerebellum?
A group of movement disorders that affect movement, muscle, and posture caused by brain damage early on in life or before birth
The part of the brain responsible for your memory and learning.
What is the hippocampus?
The two main types of nerves
What is motor nerves and sensory nerves
Since the car accident, bright lights and loud sounds make me very emotional and upset much more easily than before - this part of my brain was impacted
What is the amygdala?
Alzheimer's disease is most common in people over this age
What is 65?
The part of the brain that regulates body temperature, hunger, thirst, and sleep cycles
What is the hypothalamus?
The part of the brain that processes your emotions - especially fear, threat detection, and the fight-or-flight response
What is the amygdala?
I touched a hot stove and pulled my hand away before I even realized it was hot - this part of my nervous system was in use
The nervous system is so important because it is responsible for these five senses.
What is touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight?
The part of the brain that controls human thought and voluntary muscles
What is the cerebrum?