Brain Structures
This brain structure regulates basic life functions like breathing and heart rate.
What is the medulla?
These neuron structures receive incoming signals from other neurons.
What are dendrites?
These specialized cells in the retina allow us to see in color and fine detail.
What are cones?
This neurotransmitter is heavily involved in muscle movement and memory.
What is acetylcholine?
This division of the nervous system controls voluntary muscle movement.
What is the somatic nervous system?
This structure connects the two hemispheres of the brain.
What is the corpus callosum?
This electrical signal travels down the axon when a neuron fires.
What is an action potential?
These retinal cells are most sensitive to low light conditions.
What are rods?
This neurotransmitter is associated with reward, motivation, and movement.
What is dopamine?
This division of the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for fight or flight.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
This brain region is heavily involved in memory formation.
What is the hippocampus?
This process restores the neuron’s resting state after depolarization.
What is repolarization?
This depth perception cue occurs when each eye receives a slightly different image.
What is retinal disparity?
Low levels of this neurotransmitter are commonly linked to depression.
What is serotonin?
This division promotes rest, digestion, and recovery.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
This part of the brain coordinates balance and fine motor movement.
What is the cerebellum?
The rapid opening of sodium channels during an action potential causes this stage.
What is depolarization?
This monocular depth cue occurs when parallel lines appear to converge in the distance.
What is linear perspective?
This neurotransmitter is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.
What is GABA?
This brain system includes the amygdala, hippocampus, and hypothalamus and is involved in emotion.
What is the limbic system?
This structure acts as the brain’s sensory relay station for most incoming information.
What is the thalamus?
This insulating substance around axons speeds neural transmission.
What is myelin?
This binocular cue involves the inward turning of the eyes when focusing on a nearby object.
What is convergence?
This neurotransmitter is the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain.
What is glutamate?
This network in the brainstem regulates alertness and consciousness.
What is the reticular activating system?