Functions
Potpourri
CNS
PNS
Neurons
100
monitor stimuli
What is sensory input.
100
believed brain cooled the body
Who was Aristotle
100
four
How many regions of the brain
100
two main divisions of PNS
What is somatic and autonomic
100
longevity
What is 100 years
200
processes, interprets, makes decisions
What is integration
200
3.5 lbs
What is the average weight of the brain
200
called the "executive suite"
What is the cerebral hemispheres (cerebrum)
200
resting and low energy
What is parasympathetic
200
amitotic
What is doesn't reproduce
300
effects a response by activating muscles
What is motor output
300
15 % larger
What is a neanderthal's brain
300
makes up central core
What is diencephalon (thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus)
300
Fight or flight
What is sympathetic
300
processes
What are dendrite and axon
400
protects brain
What is skull, meninges, cerebrospinal fluid
400
where nerve bundles crossover
What is the medulla oblongata
400
Sorting out takes place
What is the thalamus
400
classification of sensory perceptors
What is location, type of stimulus, and complexity
400
protects and insulates
What is myelin sheath
500
mediates transfer from one neuron to another
What is the synapse
500
size doesn't matter
What is intelligence
500
subconscious
What is the cerebellum
500
two branches from somatic nervous system
What are cranial and spinal nerves
500
highly irritable
What is reponsive to stimuli
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