Brain
The ________ is an organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision breathing, temperature.
The Cerebrum is located in the ______ of the brain.
front
The Cerebellum is known as the _____ brain.
little
The brainstem is located in the _____ of the brain.
middle
Neurons are specialized cells that carry messages through an __________ process.
electrochemical
The brain is about _____ pounds.
3
The Cerebrum is the _______ part of the brain.
largest
The Cerebellum is the size of a _____.
fist
The brainstem connects the cerebrum and _______.
spinal cord
The brain has ______ neurons.
100 billion
The brain is made of 60% ______.
fat
The Cerebrum initiates and coordinates __________ and regulates temperature.
movement
The Cerebellum is located in the _____ of the head.
back
The spinal cord carries messages to and from the ______ and the rest of the body.
brain
____________ bring electrical signals towards the soma.
Dendrites
40% of the brain is water, _______, carbohydrates and salts.
protein
The Cerebrum initiates and coordinates movement and regulates____________.
temperature
The Cerebellum has two hemispheres, to coordinate voluntary ______ movements and maintain posture, balance, and equilibrium.
muscle
The spinal cord is about _______ cm long and 1–1.5 cm wide.
40 to 50
The _______ takes information away from the soma.
axon
The brain is protected by the _____
skull
What are the four lobes of the cerebrum?
frontal (reasoning, planning)
parietal (movement, balance)
occipital (visual processing)
temporal (auditory, memory)
The Cerebellum has two hemispheres, to coordinate voluntary muscle movements and maintain posture, _______ and equilibrium.
balance
The spinal cord contains motor and sensory nerve _______ that send information to and from all parts of the body.
fibers
The _______ is a gap that separates the axon of one neuron from the dendrite of the next neuron.
synapse