What is Central Nervous System: parts are the brain and the spinal cord.
100
What does the word "peripheral mean"?
What is "located away from the center."
100
The type of cancer in which large amounts of abnormal white blood cells are produced that interferes with the production of other blood cells is called what?
What is leukemia.
200
Which parts of the brain controls the senses, thinking, and speech?
What is the cerebrum
200
What is the illness in which a small area of the brain is damaged. The result is seizures, and episodes of uncontrollable muscle activity.
What is epilepsy
200
What does (PNS) stand for?
What is the Peripheral Nervous System
200
List three important body functions that are controlled by the autonomic system?
What is heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and digestion.
200
What are capillaries?
What are tiny blood vessels that connect the veins and arteries to the body's cells.
300
Which part of the brain does a gymnast rely on to stay balanced?
What is the cerebellum
300
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is what type of disease?
What is a degenerative disease, meaning it becomes worse over time.
300
The PNS sends information it gathers to the CNS. The CNS examines the information, and then sends directions back to the PNS on how to respond. What is the role of impulses in this process?
What are electrical charges that carry the messages that are sent.
300
A part of your brain is the amygdala, what is the amygdala responsible for?
What is emotion
300
The ___________________ is a windpipe that directs air to the lungs.
What is the trachea.
400
What are the meninges of the brain?
What are membranes that cover the brain and the spinal cord.
400
What is an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain that kills neurons around it?
What is a brain tumor
400
The senders and receivers of impulses/transmissions are called what?
What are neurons.
400
What are two examples of a sensory organ?
What are sensory organs such as ears for sense of hearing, skin for sense of touch, eyes for sense of vision, nose for sense of smelling ,and tongue for sense of taste
400
Which blood vessels have blood that has little oxygen?
What are the veins.
500
Which part of the brain makes up 85% of the brain's weight?
What is the cerebrum
500
The brain develops in stages, generally from back to front. The brain reaches full development around the age of 25. The front of the brain is the part to develop; "What does the front of the brain control?"
What is the front of brain controls judgement and decision making.
500
Impulses travel along the body pathways at speeds up to _______________ miles per hour?
What is 248 miles per hour.
500
The brain weighs about 3 pounds. About how many neurons does the brain contain?
What is at least 100 billion.
500
What are foods that offer few, if any, nutrients but do supply calories?