brain parts & functions
largest part of human brain
What is the cerebrum?
This is the neurotransmitter that controls skeletal muscle contraction
What is acetylcholine?
Part of the neuron where synaptic knobs occur
What is the axon?
Cranial nerve #5
What is trigeminal?
glial cells that regulate the composition of CSF
What are ependyma cells?
Part of the brain that functions in balance and coordination
What is cerebellum?
This is the neurotransmitter that, if low levels, can lead to depression
What is norepinephrine?
The spaces between myelin on axons
What are nodes of Ranvier?
cranial nerve responsible for the sense of smell
What is olfactory?
The protective layer surrounding the brain and spinal cord
What are meninges?
regulates rate and depth of breathing
what is the pons?
Deficiency in some areas associated with Parkinson disease
What is dopamine?
Type of cell that secretes myelin in the CNS
what is Schwann cell?
Cranial nerve #12
What is hypoglossal?
a disease that destroys myelin
What is multiple sclerosis?
connecting tissue between cerebral hemispheres
What is the corpus callosum?
leads to sleepiness
what is the effect of serotonin?
lipid substance surrounding some axoms
What is myelin?
Cranial nerve that are responsible for hearing and equilibrium?
What is vestibulochoclear?
This gland regulates sleep cycle
What is pineal gland?
links the nervous and endocrine systems
What is the hypothalamus?
Promotes alertness
What is histamine?
Part of neuron that contains organelles
What is the cell body?
Cranial nerve associated with taste receptors of anterior tongue
What is facial?
This part of the brain regulates body temperature and appetite
What is hypothalamus?