Separations
includes the brain and the spinal cord
what is the central nervous system
what is the nucleus
has three sections, located at the bottom of the brain, controls basic, visceral functions
what is the brainstem
found in the skin, needed for touch
what are mechanoreceptors
where the chemoreceptors responsible for taste are found
what are taste buds
controls voluntary movement
what is the somatic nervous system
finger-like projections that receive information
what are dendrites
controls balance and posture, coordinates movement
what is the cerebellum
the only place where photoreceptors would be found
what is in the eye/on the retina
the only general sense
what is touch
made up of sensory and motor neurons
what is the peripheral nervous system
the space between two neurons; crossed by neurotransmitters
what is the synapse
controls personality, decision-making, and speech ability
what is the frontal lobe
respond to variations in temperature
what are thermoreceptors
the photoreceptor responsible for color vision
takes over during a fight-or-flight scenario
what is the sympathetic nervous system
makes the electric impulse move faster down an axon
what is the myelin sheath
controls emotions, specifically agression and fear
what is the amygdala
responsible for taste and smell
what are chemoreceptors
the fluid-filled structure in the inner ear; lined with hairs
what is the cochlea
a resting state after a stressful experience
what is the parasympathetic nervous system
the spaces between the myelin sheath
what are nodes of Ranvier
the layers of tissue that surround the brain and spinal cord
what are the meninges
respond to pain stimuli
what are nociceptors
what is the olfactory bulb