Brain
Name the lobes of the brain
temporal
parietal
occipital
frontal
Which neuron is connected to muscles?
motor neuron
What causes a neural message to start?
receptor cells stimulation a sensory neuron
What structures form the peripheral nervous system?
nerves that go between the body and spine/CNS
What is the cerebellum responsible for?
motor co-ordination, (movement, co-ordination) and balance
Which neurons are connected to receptor cells?
sensory neurons
What does a motor neuron connect to?
Effector cells
muscle - causing contraction
glands - hormones/chemical release
What are the bones in the spine called?
vertebrae
Which section of the nervous system is the brain part of?
central nervous system
Which neurons are present in the brain?
interneurons / relay neurons
Place the types of neurons in order for carrying a message
sensory -> interneuron -> motor
Name the parts of the central nervous system
Brain
Spinal cord
Which lobe is used in decision making?
frontal
What is myelin?
a covering along the axon of some neurons that increases the speed of the neural impulse
What are neurotransmitters?
chemicals that move across the synaptic gap from one neuron to another / continue neural impulses
Name an ion that moves to create the electrical signal in neurons
Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling voluntary muscles?
cerebrum
Name 3 structures that neurons contain
dendrites
cell body / soma
nucleus
axon / axon terminal
myelin sheath / nodes of ranvier
Which direction does a neural impulse travel in a neuron?
from dendrite (to cell body) to axon terminal
Which lobe processes visual stimuli?
occipital