Central Nervous System
What are the two organs that make up the Central Nervous System?
Spinal Cord and Brain
What is the Nervous System made up of?
Nerves - Made up of Nerves that go throughout the body
What two sides is the Cerebrum split up into?
The left and right side
What is a Neuron?
An individual Nerve Cell
What country is Mt. Everest in?
Nepal
What is the Organ that carries messages between the brain and the other parts of the body?
Spinal Cord
Identify the parts of the Neuron in in the correct order in the image provided.
1. Dendrites 2. Cell Body 3. Axon 4. Axon Terminals 5. Synapses
What is the the largest part of the Brain?
Cerebrum
What are the 5 parts of I want you to know about Neurons?
Cell body, Dendrites, Axon, Axon Endings (terminals), Synapse
what were the first two organ systems that i tested you on?
Muscular and Skeletal
Identify the 3 parts of the Brain given the image I will show you.
1. Cerebrum 2. Medulla 3. Cerebellum
What do your nerves respond to? AKA events or conditions that cause a living thing to react
Stimuli
What does the Cerebrum do?
-Speech, Thinking and Reasoning, Senses, Emotions
What would you find in the cell body of the Neuron?
Houses the Nucleus and other organelles
About how many nerves are in the body?
7 trillion
What disease is a progressive, irreversible brain disorder that destroys memory and thinking skills?
Alzheimer's
What type of signal is sent between Nerves throughout the body?
Electrical
What does the Cerebellum do?
Controls balance, movement, and muscle coordination
What is an axon (endings)?
Where signals are sent away to other cells in the body
Before Winter Break, I showed you a trauma surgeon breaking down injuries from what two movies?
Home Alone 1 & 2
What is the Nervous System?
-The Nervous System controls the body's reaction to the outside world
-The system that controls the actions, emotions, thoughts, memories, sensations and senses
What is the small gap between neurons that allows them to communicate with each other?
Synapses
What does the Medulla do?
Controls involuntary actions such as your heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure
What are the Branch structures where signals are received from other cells?
Dendrites
What organ does not produce insulin when someone has diabetes?
Pancreas