Brain Structure
The chain that links the brain to the spinal cord and controls basic life functions.
What is the brain stem?
This system includes the brain and spinal cord.
What is the central nervous system (CNS)?
These are the basic building blocks of the nervous system.
What are neurons?
The ability of the brain to change and adapt in response to experience.
What is plasticity?
This neurotransmitter is associated with pleasure and reward and is implicated in addiction.
What is dopamine?
This structure is involved in controlling vital functions like heartbeat and breathing.
What is the medulla?
This connects the central nervous system to the rest of the body.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
This is the cell body of a neuron.
What is a soma?
The process by which new neurons are formed in the brain.
What is neurogenesis?
An enzyme that breaks down catecholamines like dopamine and norepinephrine.
What is monoamine oxidase?
This part of the brain stem is above the medulla and helps regulate sleep and arousal.
What is the pons?
This part of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movements.
What is the somatic nervous system?
The protecting layer of fat and protein that wraps around the axon.
What is the myelin sheath?
This philosophical perspective argues that mind and body are one substance
What is monism?
This inhibitory neurotransmitter helps to regulate anxiety and stress levels.
What is GABA?
This is the largest part of the human brain, it is responsible for higher brain functions, such as thought and action
What is the cerebrum?
This system controls involuntary bodily functions.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
The end of an axon that releases neurotransmitters.
What is the terminal button?
The part of the brain involved in forming new memories.
What is the hippocampus?
These types of chemicals in the brain can either mimic or block the action of neurotransmitters.
What are agonists and antagonists?
This part of the brain lives between the forebrain and the hindbrain, and helps us see and hear things around us and control movements.
What is the midbrain?
This liquid protects the brain and spinal cord from injury and provides nutrients.
What is cerebrospinal fluid?
This is the gap between two neurons where neurotransmitters are released.
What is a synapse?
This theory suggests that the mind and body are distinct and separate.
What is dualism?
This class of neurotransmitters includes dopamine and serotonin.
What are catecholamines?
This structure coordinates muscle movements and balance.
What is cerebellum?
This element lives inside the cell, providing protection and support that allows the cell to stay strong and flexible.
What is cytoskeleton?
This type of neuron is responsible for transmitting information from your senses (touch, taste, smell, sight, etc) to your brain.
What is sensory neurons?
What is hypothalamus?
The border that protects the brain from potentially harmful substances in the bloodstream.
What is the blood-brain-barrier?
This is the very outer layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain functions.
What is the cerebral cortex?
This watery gel that fills up the inside of the cell is needed to make energy, build new parts, or get rid of waste. The breakdown of sugar (glucose) happens here.
What is cytoplasm?
Chemicals that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another.
What are neurotransmitters?
This brain system is involved in regulating emotions, behavior, and memory.
What is the limbic system?
What is psychopharmacology?
The division of the brain related to solving a math problem vs the division of the brain related to creating an art project.
What is the left vs right hemisphere?
The central command center of the cell where important decisions are made and information is stored.
What is the nucleus?
This type of neuron lives entirely within the central nervous system and processes information.
What is an interneuron?
This group of structures in the brain is involved in controlling voluntary movements, habits, and routines such as walking, reaching, writing, etc.
What is the basal ganglia?
I am the chemical messenger in the body and play a crucial role in the body's response to stress and arousal.
What is norepinephrine?
These structures increase the surface area of the cerebral cortex, allowing for more cognitive ability and information processing
What are gyri and sulci?
This part of the nervous system helps your body relax and digest food.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
These neurons transmit signals from your brain and spinal cord to your muscles, allowing you to move and carry out physical actions.
What are motor neurons?
Known as the "gateway to the brain," this structure communicates between different parts of the brain, and processes sensory information like sight, sound, and touch.
What is thalamus?
I am the mood controller that helps you feel happy, calm, and good about yourself. I play a big role in how you feel and behave.
What is serotonin?
I am the head of the ox and I am responsible for breathing and heart rate, while my counterpart is the tail and responsible for higher cognitive functions like reasoning and problem solving.
What are the hindbrain and forebrain?
This group of nerves and cells are responsible for sending messages and signals between different parts of the body and coordinating the body's response to stimuli.
What is the nervous system?
The brains alarm system which communicates danger, and triggers the fight or flight response.
What is the amygdala?
This region of the brain lives inside the temporal lobe and is responsible for processing sound and visual information.
What is the primary auditory cortex?
I am like the building blocks of protein that do important jobs in the body. The body needs me to function properly.
What is amino acids?
In the same order, what are the 4 lobes of the brain responsible for decision making, sensory, memory, and vision.
What is the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, and occipital lobe?
My acronym is "CSF"
What is cerebral spinal fluid?
The "blank" receives the information from other neurons and passes it towards the cell body, and the "blank" carries information from the cell body to other neurons.
What is dendrites, and axons?
The communication bridge in the brain that supports functions like language processing, sensory integration, and motor coordination.
What is the corpus callosum?
This part of a neuron, also known as the soma, houses the nucleus and other organelles important for the cells function.
What is the cell body?