Lobes of the brain
Lobes responsible for visual perception
Occipital lobes
What is the broad band of nerve fibers that connect the left and the right cerebral hemispheres called?
Corpus callosum
This region of the limbic system that stores long term memories
Hippocampus
What part of the nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord?
Central nervous system
What part of a neuron receives the signal?
Dendrites
This neurotransmitter causes skeletal muscle contraction, and is released where the nerve touches muscle tissue.
Lobes responsible for understanding things like language and words, memory and use of language
Temporal lobes
This area of the limbic system is your fear center
Amygdala
What region of the brain is responsible for balance, movement, and coordination?
Cerebellum
What part of the nervous system includes the nerves?
Peripheral nervous system
What is the space called, where the chemical signal is being sent to the next neuron crosses to that neuron
Synapse
This neurotransmitter is often described as the brain’s primary (main) excitatory neurotransmitter and plays a major role in learning and memory.
Glutamate
Lobe responsible for behavior and emotional control, decision making, thinking and planning and some short term memory
Frontal lobes
This internal brain region carries messages from the sensory organs, like the eyes, ears, nose, and fingers, to the cerebrum--very much the "control center" of the brain
The thalamus
This term means that the body is controlled by the opposite side of the brain
contralateral control
When you touch a hot stove and move your hand befor you have a concious thought
reflex action
What is another name for a neuron cell body
Soma
This neurotransmitter is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain and helps prevent overstimulation of neurons. It is the calm down neurotransmitter.
GABA
Responsible for sensing touch, hearing, taste smell, reading and processing numbers.
Parietal Lobes
The structure that connects the brain to the spinal cord
The brainstem
What branch of the nervous system controls all your voluntary movement
PNS--Somatic
Explain what is different with the signals being sent during a reflex action, as compared to others.
bypasses the brain entirely as an act of survival
Explain the role of the "knobs" at the end of telodendria
to hold, and fire neurotransmitters when the action potenial hits them
This neurotransmitter increases heart rate, dilates airways, and prepares the body for the “fight or flight” response.
What is Adrenaline (Epinephrine)
Lobe in which your optic nerve directly connects
Occipital lobe
What region of the brain is responsible for higher level thoughts, reasoning planning memory and sensory processing. All conscious thought originates here.
cerebrum
What Branch of the nervous system controls your involuntary movement
PNS-Autonomic
A nerve is made up of a bundle of _______?
Neurons
What part of a neuron is a layer of special material that helps the signal pass through the axon quickly?
Myelin Sheath
This neurotransmitter is involved in attention, alertness, and responding to stress, and is often linked to focus and ADHD.
Noradrenaline (norepinephrine)