Nervous System 1
The primary cell of the nervous system that send and receive electrical impulses.
Neuron
Name the structures of the CNS.
Brain & Spinal cord
The structures of the PNS.
nerves
The somatic division of the nervous system controls all of these types of movements.
Voluntary movements
PNS stands for?
CNS stands for?
peripheral nervous system
central nervous system
A supporting cell of the nervous system that monitors neuron health, nourishes neurons and removes waste.
Microglial cell
The meaning of CSF.
cerebrospinal fluid
The division of your peripheral nervous system that is made up of the nerves that control involuntary body responses and functions.
Autonomic nervous sysytem
The purpose of the Myelin Sheath on an axon.
What is to speed up nerve impulses
What are meninges and what virus harms them?
membranes between bone and brain tissue, Meningitis
This structure of the neuron is responsible for transmitting an action potential towards the next neuron
axon
This structure of the neuron is responsible for receiving signals from other neurons.
dendrite
What structure functions like a highway and transmits nerve impulses from the body to the brain and from the brain to the body?
The spinal cord
What are the 3 main sections of the brain?
The cerebellum, cerebrum and the brain stem
The gap between the synapse of one neuron and dendrites of the receiving neuron is called.
Synaptic Cleft
There are ___ spinal nerves and ___ cranial nerves
31, 12
This chemical is released across the synaptic cleft after depolarization
Neurotransmitter
The neuron consists of a cell body, an axon, and a __________
Dendrite
What nerve controls the muscles of the eye?
Oculomotor
What does serotonin regulate?
Sleepiness and mood
Name the parts of the brainstem.
Midbrain
Pons
Medulla oblongata
This structure of the limbic system mediates emotions like fear, desire. Hint: its not fully developed in teenagers
Amygdala
What are the hollow fluid-filled sections in the brain called?
Ventricles
What are the 4 lobes of the brain? Name the two lobes that control executive functioning and auditory information.
Parietal
Temporal- receives and interprets auditory info
Occipital
Frontal - executive functioning
What's a subdural hemotoma?
Blood swelling in the brain