Neuron
What is the function of a Neuron?
Send and receive messages throughout the body.
What controls thinking, memory, senses, movement, and decision-making? It’s the largest part of the brain, divided into left and right halves and four major lobes.
The Cerebrum
Which subdivision of the peripheral nervous system controls involuntary actions like heartbeat, digestion, and breathing.
Autonomic nervous system
Which 2 nerves are responsible for providing taste sensations and controlling parts of your face.
The Facial nerve, and Glossopharyngeal nerve.
Which Cranial nerve provides sensations in your eyes, most of your face and inside your mouth? It also allows you to chew food, and its structure contains nerves from all over your face to your brain.
Trigeminal Nerve
This carries electrical signals away from the neuron to other cells. And it is a long, thin fiber often covered in myelin.
Axon
What part of the brain helps with balance, coordination, and smooth movement? It sits at the back of the brain and has a folded, and round shape.
Cerebellum
What subdivision of the peripheral nervous system Controls voluntary movements and sends sensory information (touch, pain, temperature) to the CNS.
Somatic nervous system
Does the Hypoglossal nerve or Accessory nerve control neck and shoulder movement? (Hint: Its structure contains a spinal component and a cranial component)
Accessory nerve
(The Hypoglossal controls the tongues movement and its structured in the tongue muscles.)
Which Spinal nerve is located in the pelvis and controls the legs, feet, bladder, and reproductive organs.
Sacral Nerves
This is the cell body that keeps the neuron alive and processes incoming information. It also contains the nucleus and other parts that make energy and proteins for the neuron.
Soma
What controls basic life functions like breathing, heartbeat, and swallowing. It connects the brain to the spinal cord located at the base of the brain.
Brain Stem
What prepares the body for “fight or flight” by increasing heart rate, breathing, and energy? It’s a network of nerves branching from the spinal cord to organs and glands.
The sympathetic
What nerve regulates several bodily processes including digestion, blood pressure, and ETC. And its located in the throat.
Vagus nerve.
Which spinal nerves is located in the neck region as well as controls the head, neck, shoulders, arms, and hands?
Cervical nerves
This is the tiny gap where one neuron passes a message to the next cell. It includes the axon terminal, the synaptic gap, and the receptors on the next cell.
The Synapse
What carries messages between the brain and the body and controls reflexes? It’s a long, thin bundle of nerves running down the back, protected by the spine.
The Spinal Cord
Which subdivision of the autonomic nervous system calms the body and promotes “rest and digest” activities like slowing the heart and aiding digestion?
It’s also a network of nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to organs and glands.
Parasympathetic Nervous system
Does the Vestibulocochlear nerve or the Olfactory nerve provide the sense of smell? (Hint: It's the only cranial nerve that does not have a relay in the brainstem.)
Olfactory nerve
(The Vestibulocochlear nerve provides a sense of hearing and balance and its structure connects the hair cells to the inner ear.)
Which Spinal nerve is located in the upper/mid-back and controls chest muscles and upper back?
What speeds up the transmission of electrical signals along the axon?
The Myelin Sheath
Which nervous system processes information and controls the body’s activities? It includes the brain and spinal cord.
Central Nervous system (CNS)
What carries messages between the central nervous system and the rest of the body, including muscles, organs, and skin. It also contains the Somatic, and Autonomic nervous systems.
Peripheral Nervous systems
Which 4 cranial nerves have to do with moving the eyes or providing vision?
Optic nerve, Oculomotor nerve, Trochlear nerve, and the Abducens nerve.
Which spinal nerves are located in the lower back and controls the hips, thighs, and parts of the legs?
Lumbar Nerves