Neuron
Part of the neuron that receives information.
Dendrites
Logic, personality.
Frontal
Voluntary movement
Somatic NS
Probing the left somatosensory cortex
Sensation in right side of the body
Mitchell threw a ball with his left arm using which brain area?
Right motor cortex
Fatty covering on the axon.
Myelin sheath
Hearing, memory.
Temporal
Fight/flight reaction
Sympathetic
True/false
The parasympathetic NS works faster than the sympathetic.False, it is slower to calm down.
Marsha got a light shone into her pupil causing it to...
Constrict
What are sent across to the next neuron?
Neurotransmitters
Processing visual information
Occipital or primary visual cortex
Everything outside the brain and spinal cord
Peripheral NS
Planning a party a week in advance uses which lobe?
Frontal
Julia stubbed her toe and stumbled; name a physiological reaction that would have occurred.
E.g., Sensing pain through nerves, increased heart rate, increased sweating, etc.
True/false
Neurons can send messages in either direction
False
Producing articulate speech
Broca's area
Parasympathetic
True/false
The brain is a set shape forever.
False
The brain increases its wrinkles as it grows.
Lee has been improving their soccer skills, which part of the neuron would assist in helping messages send more efficiently?
Myelin sheath
Neurons end in axon ________.
Terminals
Comprehending language
Wernicke's area
Increases digestion
Parasympathetic NS
A 100m runner would potentially have what physiological changes as they start the event?
Increased heart rate, sweating, respiration.
Other examples are acceptable.