Brain Parts
The biggest part of the brain
What is the cerebrum?
What are the 5 senses?
sight, touch, taste, smell, & hearing
What is the monomer of nucleic acids
nucleotides
The lobes located at the rear of the brain which process sight.
What are the occipital lobes?
The longer heavier piece in the middle of a neuron.
What is an axon?
What part of the eye does light enter?
the pupil
What does active transport require that passive does not?
ATP
What are the four lobes of the cerebrum?
Where the signal comes in (delivered), to move down through the neuron out to the next neuron.
What is a dendrite?
What type of signals are needed for the brain to respond?
electrical
What is the FULL chemical equation for photosynthesis?
6CO2+6H2O+ sunlight ---> C6H12O6 +6O2
Produces hormones which regulate growth, puberty and metabolism
What is the pituitary gland?
Gaps where brain signals jump to travel to another axon or dendrite
What is a synapse?
Sound is produced by vibrating objects. What part of the ear converts them to electrical signals?
Cochlea
When oxygen is not present, yeast cells will perform _______ ________.
alcoholic fermentation
Wrapped around the axon with this fiber to insulate and speed up impulses
What is Mylein?
A swimmer is preparing for the next event at a swim meet by standing up on the starting blocks. The official with the starting buzzer accidentally sounded the loud alarm, startling the swimmer who then fell into the water.
Why does the loud noise cause the swimmer to fall into the water?
The brain senses danger and moves the body away quickly.
What organelle is responsible for synthesizing proteins?
Ribosome