Parts of the Brain
The bundle of fibers connecting the left and right cerebral hemispheres.
What is corpus callosum ?
_____is the brain’s most important inhibitory neurotransmitter.
It connects the brain to the body below the neck, and controls muscles ?
What is spinal cord ?
The ______________Carries neural messages from the eye to the brain.
The optic nerve
The gray outer layer of the cerebrum
What is the cerebral cortex ?
These molecules include
____ which send the brain
specific cues about the condition and
activity of distant tissues in the body.
What are hormones ?
Which part of the brain controls appetite, reproductive behavior, and the sleep ?
What is Hippocampus ?
What do skin receptors respond to ?
what is pressure , temperature , and pain ?
It connects the brain to the body below the neck and controls muscles
What is the Spinal Cord ?
What is the function of acetylcholine?
It contracts smooth muscles, dilates blood vessels, increases bodily secretions, and slows heart rate.
Which lobe of the cerebrum coordinates auditory information and short-term memory?
What is Temporal Lobe ?
Receptors cells in the retina responsible for night vision and perception of light
What is Rod Cells ?
All the parts of the Hindbrain
What is Pons , Cerebellum and Medulla Oblongata ?
Ions are electrically charged atoms
that can only cross a neuron’s cell
membrane through tunnel-like proteins called _____.
What are Ion Channels ?
Which part of the brain controls heart rate, respiration, and blood glucose ?
What is hindbrain ?
The least amount of change in stimulation that can be detected as a change.
What is The Difference Threshold ?
Function of the Limbic System
What regulates emotions and motivation?
Substances necessary for the development, function & survival of specific groups of neurons.
What is Trophic Factors?
Which part of the brain relays auditory & visual information to the thalamus
What is Midbrain ?
The Vestibular System allows us to sense _______________.
Balance and fluidity of movement