Basics
Brain
Nervous System 1
Nervous System 2
Which part?
100
What does the central nervous system consist of?
the brain and spinal cord
100
Name one of the four lobes in the cerebrum
Frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital
100
Which type of neuron carries information from the brain to the body?
motor
100
What are the 3 main parts of the nervous system?
brain, spinal cord, and nerves
100
What is another name for cell body of neuron?
soma
200
What is the cerebrum responsible for?
voluntary muscular activity, vision, speech, taste, hearing, thought, and memory
200
What is the special fluid between the skull and brain that protects it?
cerebrospinal fluid
200
What part of the nervous system is responsible for processing information?
central
200
What is this a picture of?
neuron
200
The brain is in which part of the nervous system?
central
300
Where is the cerebellum located?
at the back of the brain, between the cerebrum and brain stem
300
Which lobe is at the back of the head and responsible for processing visual information?
The occipital lobe
300
What does the autonomic nervous system do?
handles involuntary activity like reflexes and digestion
300
True or False: The nervous system is divided into 2 different parts?
true
300
What is the main function of the brain stem?
connects the brain to the spinal cord
400
Many of these together make a nerve
Neurons
400
The inner surface of the brain is called what? Hint: Myelin gives it its color.
White matter
400
What do neurotransmitters do?
transmit information from one neuron to another
400
What are the 2 main parts of the PNS?
sensory and motor
400
What protects the spinal cord from being damaged?
vertebrae
500
What carries messages between the brain and other parts of the body?
the spinal cord
500
heart beat, breathing and digestion are regulated in this part of the brain.
brain stem
500
What does the cell body contain?
nucleus
500
What functions/actions does the autonomic nervous system control, voluntary or involuntary?
involuntary actions
500
What part of the neuron carries information toward the soma or cell body.
dendrites