Regions of the Brain
What is the cerebellum?
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination.
A person accidentally touches a hot stove and quickly pulls their hand away. Explain how the central nervous system helps the body respond to this situation.
When a person accidentally touches a hot stove, heat receptors in the skin detect the high temperature and send a signal through sensory neurons to the spinal cord, which is part of the central nervous system.
What is short-term memory?
This type of memory holds information briefly for things under 30 seconds
What is skeletal muscle?
This type of muscle is attached to bones.
What does Automotive stand for?
relating to or concerned with motor vehicles.
What is the frontal lobe?
This lobe is located at the front of your brain and helps you make decisions.
What are neurons?
These are the basic functional units of the nervous system.
What is long-term memory?
The long-term memory is anything that you remember after 30 seconds
What is cardiac muscle?
The muscle responsible for pumping blood.
What is Traction Control?
an active electronic safety feature in vehicles that prevents wheels from slipping and losing grip during acceleration on slippery surfaces like ice, snow, or rain
What is the temporal lobe?
This part of the brain helps you hear and understand sounds.
What is the axon?
The long extension of a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body.
Loss of smell, Reduced sense of taste, Memory and emotional effects, and Safety risks
What is a tendon?
This is the point where a muscle attaches to a bone.
]What does “ABS” stand for in automotive safety systems?
Anti-Locking Breaking System
What is the occipital lobe?
For vision
What is the myelin sheath?
This fatty covering around the axon increases the speed of nerve impulse transmission.
What is the cerebrum?
Long-term memories are primarily stored in this part of the brain.
What is relax?
Muscles work in pairs; while one contracts, the other does this.
What is the most popular car company in the U.S. currently?
Toyota
What is the brainstem?
This small structure connects the brain to the spinal cord.
What is the Peripheral Nervous System?
It Connects the central nervous system to the organs, limbs and skin. Contains all the nerves in our body outside of the central nervous system.
What are the for main things for developing memory?
Encoding, Storage, Recall, and Consolidation
What is voluntary movement
Movement that is told and is voluntary.
What is the most common type of engine in cars?
inline-four (straight-four) gasoline engine with 59% of most cars