Think Tank
This part of the brain is responsible for reasoning, planning, speech, emotions, and problem solving:
frontal lobe
The spinal cord controls these independently of the brain:
reflexes
Spinal Nerves and Cranial Nerves are located in the _____
Peripheral Nervous System
Name the five senses
smell, touch, sight, sound, and taste
This lobe is located near the top and back of the brain. It is responsible for: touch, temperature, and pain.
parietal lobe
This part of the brain means "little brain" and is responsible for maintaining things like movement, coordination, and balance.
cerebellum
Second largest organ in the Central Nervous System
Spinal Cord
Nerves that cause your muscles to move are referred to as:
motor neurons
Which lobe plays a major role in processing auditory information (hearing)?
temporal lobe
Name the two divisions of the Nervous System
CNS & PNS
What lobe of the brain is still forming in teenagers?
frontal lobe
Which part of the nervous system consists of all the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord?
Peripheral nervous system
Carries impulse from skin, skeletal muscles, and joints to the brain
Sensory Neurons
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for vision?
occipital lobe
The sense of touch is part of which division of the nervous system
PNS
This lobe helps you understand speech and choose words to express thought
Parietal lobe
Which part of the nervous system helps signals get from the brain to the rest of your body?
spinal cord
Nerve cells are called:
neurons
An involuntary and automatic response to a stimulus can be referred to as:
reflex
A bruise to the brain
Concussion
The five lobes of the brain
Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, Occipital, Insular/ Limbic Lobe
What is something that causes a reaction/response
stimulus
A neuron is composed of?
axons, dendrites, and cell body/ soma
The function of the dendrites in a neuron?
To receive signals from other neurons
What best describes the purpose of the human nervous system?
Serves as the body's control system to receive, process, and send information.