Right and Left
What are 2 hemispheres of the brain?
The inner part of the brain which is made of myelinated nerve cells.
What is white matter?
Frontal, Parietal, Occipital and Temporal.
What are the 4 lobes of the brain?
A padded protective hat
What is a helmet?
These cells are responsible for receiving sensory input from the outside world and for sending motor commands to our muscles.
What is a Neuron ?
Sunken and raised areas of the cerebrum
What are sulci and gyri?
This is known as your "life line"
What is brain stem?
Losing your depth perception or vision would be a result of damage to this lobe.
What is the occipital lobe?
A mild traumatic injury causing stretching and sometimes damage to brain cells
What is a concussion?
Cells in the brain and spinal cord that allow us to move, speak, swallow and breathe by sending commands from the brain to the muscles.
What are Motor Neurons?
Forms the outside of the brain and is made up of cell bodies of neurons.
What is gray matter?
This lobe is for planning and decision making
Frontal Lobe
This lobe is not fully developed until age 25.
What is the frontal lobe?
Headache, dizziness, confusion, memory problems, nausea or vomiting, sensitivity to light, changes in mood or behavior
What are symptoms of a concussion?
These nerve cells are part of the peripheral nervous system and they carry information to the brain for processing.
What are Sensory Neurons or Sensory Nerve Cells?
This lobe is known for spatial awareness and processing sensory information like touch, temperature and pain.
What is Parietal Lobe?l lobe?
Which part of the nervous system are the brain and spinal cord a part of
What is the central nervous system? nervous system
The "little brain" that is responsible for balance and coordination.
What is cerebellum?
Loss of consciousness, blood or body fluid leaking from the ears or nose or one pupil significantly bigger than the other.
What are the signs/symptoms of a Severe Head Injury?
A network of nerves that runs throughout the head, neck and body.
What is peripheral nervous system?
The brain and spinal cord
What is the central nervous system? nervous system
This fluid provides cushion and nutrients for the brain.
What is cerobrospinal fluid?
This segment of the brain allows the right and left hemispheres to communicate with one another
What is the Corpus Callosum? Callosum?
This high school sport has more concussions each year than any other sport.
What is Soccer?
Dendrites, axons and cell body
What are the 3 main parts of a neuron?