Terms
The electrolyte that is found primarily OUTSIDE the neuron
Sodium
Second largest part of the brain
Cerebellum
Heart rate, sneezing, coughing, vomiting, defecation, BP, micturition, and respirations
Medulla Functions
Highly Branched ends
Dendrites
what is 17 inches long and 1/2 inch wide?
Spinal Cord
The study of the Nervous System
Neurology
3 functions of the Thalamus
Relay station
alertness
Emotion Response
Mid-Brain, Pons, Medulla are
3 parts of the brain stem
Sends AWAY information from the body cell
Axon
Arachnoid
The middle layer of meninges
Oculomotor
Eye movement
Encephalon
Cervical-8
Thoracic-12
Lumbar-5
Sacral-5
Coccygeal-1
5 classifications of spinal nerves
Neurons transmit these
Nerve impulses
CSF
The Choroid plexus of the brain produces this....
Interoceptor
Received information from inside the internal organ
The speech center in the frontal lobe of the Cerebrum
Broca's Center
GABA, Enkephalins, and Acetylcholine are examples of what?
Neurotransmitters
Nerve fiber covering that consist off a thick, whitish fatty substance
Myelin Sheath
What are Reflexes? give 3 examples
Patterns/ Behaviors that are similar for any given stimulas. EVERYONE reacts the same.
EX: Blinking, Swallowing, Knee jerk, Withdraw from heat
Electrolyte that in found primarily in the Neuron
Potassium
The two sides of the brain communicate through this...
Corpus Callosum
Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
Occupital
4 lobes of the Cerebrum
3 Classifications of Neurons
Sensory (afferent)
Motor (efferent)
Connecting (Interneurons)
What is a Effector?
A structure that carries out an action/ response