NS
The primary cell that builds all the structures of the nervous system
Name all structures of the entire nervous sytem
Brain, Spinal cord, and Nerves
Part of the neuron receives signals from other neurons.
What is the dendrite?
What are the 3 sections of the brain?
The cerebellum, cerebrum and the brain stem
Controls the pituitary gland and maintains homeostasis.
What is the Hypothalamus?
what does PNS stand for?
peripheral nervous system
what does CNS stand for?
Central Nervous System
The division of your peripheral nervous system that is made up of the nerves that control involuntary body responses and functions.
Autonomic nervous sysytem
Receives and interprets visual info
What is the occipital lobe?
Part of the brain is responsible for long-term memory.
What is the hippocampus.
Two subdivisions of the Autonomic Nervous System--and the function of each
Sympathetic "Fight of Flight" Parasympathetic Division- "rest and digest"
Key hormone released by the sympathetic nervous system.
What is Epinephrine?
What structure functions like a highway and transmits nerve impulses from the body to the brain and from the brain to the body?
The spinal cord
Controls personality, emotions, and decision making, motor cortex.
What is the frontal lobe?
Has the biggest brain of any animal.
What is the sperm whale? (This brain can weigh up to 20 lbs)
The central nervous system is made of these organs
brain and spinal cord
Connects the cerebrum to the spinal cord. Responsible for many vital functions of life, such as breathing.
What is the brain stem?
What are the 3 types of neurons?
Motor (efferent), sensory (afferent) and interneurons
Controls sensory cortex, spatial awareness, interprets sensory info.
What is the Parietal Lobe?
Sorts data as it enters the brain.
What is the Thalamus?
Controlled by the somatic divison of the nervous system.
What is voluntary movement of the body?
Who was the Scarecrow?
The parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems are ____________ to each other.
Receives and interprets auditory info.
What is the temporal lobe?
Master endocrine gland that controls hormones.
What is the pituitary gland?