Directional Terms
The term that refers to the "back of the head"
What is Caudal
The spaces in the brain filled with cerebrospinal fluid
What are ventricles
What are Motorneurons
Dopamine is a major neurotransmitter of this neurological disease
What is Parkinson's Disease
The resting membrane potential of a neuron
What is -70 mv
The cerebellum is ___________ to the medulla
What is posterior/caudal
Connection between the left and right hemisphere of the brain
What is the Corpus Callosum
The structure that receives information from neurons
If there is damage to the occiptal lobe it will cause issues with...
What is visual processing
According to the sodium-potassium pump, three ______ ions are pumped outside of the cell and two ________ ions are pumped inside of the cell
What are sodium and potassium
The term that refers to the front of the face
What is Rostral
The bumps on the outer surface of cerebral cortex
What are gyri
Carries messages from the periphery back to the spinal cord and brain
What are sensory neurons
If there is damage to the parietal lobe it will cause issues with...
What is perception
There is an influx of sodium ions during the __________ phase of an action potential
What is depolarization
The pons is ______________ to the medulla
What is superior
Controls reflexes, breathing, and heart rate
What is the medulla
What part of the neuron transmits the cell’s signals in the form of electrical impulses called action potentials
What are axons
SCI at the cervical spine would cause
Potassium leaves the cell during the ____________ phase of an action potential
What is repolarization
The term that refers to the "bottom of the head"
What is ventral
The system important for sleep, circadian rhythms, and arousal
What is the reticular activating system
_____________ in the conduction zone of a neuron speeds up the conduction rate of an action potential
SCI at the sacral spine would cause
What is paraplegia
An action potential happens or does not. This phrase is known as
What is all-or-nothing