Brain Basics
Nervous System Parts
The Units of the Nervous System
Functions of the Nervous System
The Lobes
100
What is the brain's job?
Control the body
100
Where is the brain stored in the body?
The head
100
What do you call this structure?
The neuron
100
What do you call an action that happens without thinking?
Reflex
100
What does the frontal lobe do?
Higher level thinking and movement
200
How many neurons are in the brain?
A) 0-100
B) 101-1000
C) 1001-1,000,000
D) > 10,000
D) > 10,000
200
If I was to ask to point towards your spinal cord, where would you point?
Your back
200
What is number 4?
Axon
200
Which sense is the fastest?
Hearing
200
What does the temporal lobe do?
Hearing
300
What kinds of signals does the brain use?
A) Electrical
B) Radiation
C) Muscular
A) Electrical
300
What do you call the branches of the nervous system that go to all of your body parts and tell you if something is painful, hot, etc?
Nerves
300
What is number 6?
The (axon) terminal
300
Describe what is happening in your nervous system when you touch something very hot (like a hot pan on a stove)
Your hand pulls away instantly because of a reflex
300
What does the occipital lobe do?
Visual processing
400
What protects the brain from injury?
Skull
400
What are the two divisions of the nervous system called?
The _____ and _____ nervous systems.
The central and peripheral
400
What is number 2?
The dendrite
400
Where in the brain do (almost) all senses go to communicate?
A) Frontal Lobe
B) Thalamus
C) Spinal Cord
D) Cerebellum
B) Thalamus
400
What does the parietal lobe do?
Can coordinate the senses