Vocab
Cells that make the nervous system.
Neuron
Reading a text message on a phone.
Photoreceptor
How fast is information taken from the sensory receptor to your brain?
Almost instantly
Brain cells and nerve cells _______ repair themselves.
not
A small space between the dendrites of two neurons.
Synapse
Listening to a friend.
Mechanical Receptor
The brain and spinal cord are part of the
Central Nervous System
Hearing depends on the ___________ of air.
movement
Branched arms of a neuron that receive and send messages.
Dendrites
Smelling an old shoe.
Chemoreceptor
The ________ tells the body and mind how to react to a stimulus.
Brain
Breaking information into _________ pieces helps us remember.
smaller
These turn your five senses into electrochemical signals that are sent to your brain.
Sensory receptors
Touching a hot coffee cup.
Thermoreceptor
What are the two ways that the brain stores memories
Short-term and long-term
A reflex is a ___________ reaction to a stimulus.
non-controlled
The long part of a neuron that carries an electrical signal.
Axons
Tasting a piece of birthday cake.
Chemoreceptor
To remember something, memories are first ________, then________, and finally __________.
Encoded, stored, retrieved
______________ signals are sent by sensory receptors to the brain.
Electrochemical
of Electrical