Neurons
The name of the neuron's cell body.
What is the soma
Neurotransmitters must cross the ____ to transmit their signals to the neighboring neuron.
What is the synaptic gap
This structure focuses attention to emotionally important events.
What is the cingulate gyrus.
the space or gap between two neurons
What is synapse
this structure encodes emotions to memories; processes fear, anxiety, and aggression
What is the amygdala
This lobe is associated with voluntary movement and personality
What is the frontal lobe
This structure connects both hemispheres of the brain together
What is the corpus callosum
long nerve fiber that sends signals away from the cell body of the neuron
What is the axon
this controls the heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure
What is the medulla
This lobe receives and interprets visual information
What is occipital lobe
this neurotransmitter produces the "runner's high", helps with pain modulation
What is endorphins
The cerebrum is what percentage of the total brain mass.
What is 83%
short fibers that branch out from the cell body and pick up incoming messages
What is dendrites
acts as the control center for recognition of hunger, thirst, fatigue, body temperature, & anger
What is the hypothalamus
This lobe is responsible for processing smell
What is the temporal lobe
Low levels of this neurotransmitter is the cause of Parkinson's disease, where as high levels of this is associated with Schizophrenia
What is dopamine
Name the two neurotransmitters that can be both inhibitory and excititory
What is Dopamine and Acetylcholine
This covers some axons and acts as insulation to speed up the transmission
What is the myelin sheath
The part of the brain movies short-term memories to long-term storage
What is the hippocampus
The parietal lobe integrates what information
Somatosensory information/ Touch (i.e., pressure, vibration, temperature, and pain).
Taste (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami)
This condition is associated with low levels of acetylcholine
What is Alzheimer's dementia
The central nervous system is protected by these three structures
What are the cranial bones, vertebrae, and meninges