Neurons
Brain
Sensory Organs
Neurotransmitters
Misc.
100

What is the long tail that comes off the neuron? (E)


The axon

100

What is lobe #6? What is it responsible for?


Frontal Lobe: Executive functions, personality, Reasoning

100

What are the bundles of fibers found in your PNS that sense the world around you? 

Nerves
100
What is a neurotransmitter?

Chemical messenger that carries signals between neurons

100

What do CNS and PNS stand for?

CNS - central nervous system 

PNS - peripheral nervous system

200

What is letter A pointing to? 

The dendrites

200

What is #2? What is it responsible for?


Occipital Lobe: Visual processing (sight)

200

What do the thermoreceptors in your hands sense?

Temperature

200

What is the synapse?

The space between two neurons where the signal passes onto the next 

200

What structures are included in the CNS?

Brain and spinal cord

300

What is the function of the dendrites?

Receive signals from neighboring neurons

300

What is #5? What is it responsible for?


Temporal lobe: Processes auditory information and language

300

What are the two sensory functions of the inner ear? 

Hearing and balance

300
What affect does serotonin have on the body?

Affects mood and overall wellbeing (happiness neurotransmitter)

300

What structures are included in the PNS?

Nerves

400

What is the function of the axon/synaptic end bulbs?

Sends the signal to the next neuron
400

What is #1? What is it responsible for?


Parietal lobe: Processing sensory info, Proprioception

400

What structures in your eyes allow you to see color?

Cones

400

What affect does glutamate have on the body?

Allows you to learn and remember things

400

What are the two types of cells in nervous tissue?

Neurons and Glial cells (neuroglia) 

500

What is the function of the myelin sheath?

Insulates the axon so signals travel faster

500

What is #3? What is it responsible for?


Cerebellum: balance, coordination, speech

500
Name the two structures in the body that allow you to taste (BE SPECIFIC)

Papillae (tastebuds) and the olfactory epithelium

500

Explain what causes some drugs to become addictive (include the neurotransmitter that is involved) 

Some drugs stimulate the release of dopamine (or mimic dopamine) to cause a feeling of pleasure. People become addicted to that pleasure and will repeat the behavior to replicate the "good" feeling

500

Explain the functions of both neurons and glial cells in the body

Neurons -- transmit signals across body 

Glial cells -- support and protect neurons

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