Parts of a Neuron
Fatty tissue layer encasing axon
What is the myelin sheath
Chemical messengers that cross the synapse between neurons
What are neurotransmitters
Depicts brain structures thru use of magnetic fields and waves
Lobe at the front of the brain that affects personality
What is the frontal lobe
Function of the nervous system
What is electrochemical communication network
Basic building block of the nervous system
What is the neuron
The junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrites of the receiving neuron
What is the synapse
Reveals brain damage through use of X-Rays
What is CT scan
Lobe at the top of the brain that affects sensory functions
What is the parietal lobe
Function of the peripheral nervous system
What is connects the CNS with the rest of the body
Extension of neuron that passes messages through its branches to other neurons, muscles or glands
What is the axon
Neural reaction either firing or not firing
What is "all or none response"
Provides an amplified readout of brain waves by using electrodes on the scalp
Lobe at the back of the brain that affects sight
What is occipital lobe
What are sensory, interneuron and motor neuron
Receives neural messages and sends impulses to the cell body
What are dendrites
Brief electrical charge that travels down the axon
What is action potential
Reveals brain activity & functioning by tracking increased oxygen-laden blood flow
Lobe at the side of the brain that affects auditory function
What is temporal lobe
Function of the parasympathetic nervous system
What is calms the body
Term to describe the brain's ability to form new neurons
What is neurogenesis
Reabsorption of the neurotransmitter by the sending neuron
What is reuptake
Shows brain activity by tracking glucose absorption
What is PET scan
Part of the brain structure where nerves are routed from left side to right side
What is the brainstem
Function of the sympathetic nervous system
What is arouses body in stressful situations