Brain Anatomy
This is the largest part of the brain responsible for thinking, memory, and voluntary movement.
What is the cerebrum?
This part of the neuron receives incoming signals.
What are dendrites?
This sense is processed primarily in the occipital lobe.
What is vision?
This disease is caused by loss of dopamine-producing neurons.
What is Parkinson’s disease?
This part of the brain regulates breathing and heart rate.
What is the brainstem?
This lobe processes visual information.
What is the occipital lobe?
This long part of the neuron sends electrical signals away from the cell body.
What is the axon?
This sensory organ contains rods and cones.
What is the retina?
This neurological condition involves recurrent seizures.
What is epilepsy?
This brain structure is essential for forming new memories.
What is the hippocampus?
This brain structure is responsible for balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
These chemicals transmit signals between neurons.
What are neurotransmitters?
This brain region relays sensory information to the cortex.
What is the thalamus?
This disease causes progressive memory loss and cognitive decline.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
This brain structure plays a key role in emotions like fear.
What is the amygdala?
This lobe is involved in decision making and personality.
What is the frontal lobe?
This insulating layer around axons speeds up signal transmission.
What is the myelin sheath?
These receptors detect smell.
What are olfactory receptors?
This disorder affects movement and is caused by damage to motor neurons.
What is ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)?
This brain region processes sound and language.
What is the temporal lobe?
This structure connects the two hemispheres of the brain.
What is the corpus callosum?
This small gap between two neurons is where neurotransmitters are released to pass a signal to the next cell.
What is the synapse?
This lobe processes touch and body sensations.
What is the parietal lobe?
This mental disorder involves hallucinations and altered perception of reality.
What is schizophrenia?
Damage to this area can cause difficulty producing speech.
What is Broca’s area?