Mind Over Basics
This is part of the brain stem and controls automatic functions that include breathing and control of heart rate.
What is the medulla
Disorder that causes memory loss
What is Alzheimers disease
Long shape that transmits electrical impulses away from the cell body.
What is an axon
The final stop before a signal is sent to the next cell
What is an axon terminal
Located above the medulla and relays messages between the cerebellum and the cerebrum
What is the pons?
Disorder that is linked to a loss of dopamine producing neurons
What is Parkinson's disease
Supportive cells that help maintain overall brain health by supplying nutrients to neurons.
What are the glial cells
These are proteins that receive neurotransmitters and trigger a response in the next neuron.
What are receptors
This part of the brain is nicknamed the messenger. Receives sensory motor information and relays it
What is the thalamus
A disorder that is that causes dramatic shifts of depressive and manic lows and highs
What is Bipolar disorder
This type of cell is the brains immune defense. Protects from infections and injuries.
What are microglia
These are chemical messengers that caryry signals between neurons
What are neurotransmitters
This plays and important role in processing fear. Known as a threat detector
What is the amygdala
A severe mental disorder that causes delusions dn hallucinations
What is Schizophrenia
The main function of this cell is to produce as well as maintain the myelin sheath around the axons
What is oligodenricytes
A gap between neurons where neurotransmitters go to reach the receptors
what is the synaptic cleft