Definition
The Spinal Cord transmits neural signals between the _____ and the ____
Brain and Body
The Medulla's function is to?
Control your heart rate, breathing, blood pressure and more.
Executive center of the brain, maintaining emotional control, and the storage of memories
Frontal Lobe
The structure that connects the cerebrum of the brain to the spinal cord and cerebellum
Brain Stem
Gray Matter includes regions of the brain involved in...
Muscle control, and sensory perception such as seeing and hearing, memory, emotions, speech, decision-making, and self-control.
What cell contains a cell body and two branches called an axon and a dendrite.
Neuron Cells
The primary function of the Motor Cortex is?
To generate signals to direct the movement of the body.
Rests our associate areas and our touch senses
Parietal Lobe
This sits behind the ears
The Temporal Lobe
Sensory Cortex refers to what areas associated with sensory function?
Cortical Areas
The Corpus Callosum allows us to perceive _____ and enables the 2 ___________ to communicate
Depth and Hemispheres
The Hypothalamus controls...
Controls body temp, hunger, thirst, sexual arousal, endocrine system
What is at the back of the head?
The Occipital Lobe
Where is the hemisphere that controls the left side of the body?
Right side, Right Hemisphere
The Thalamus receives sensory info and sends them to appropriate areas of the cerebral cortex, everything BUT...
Smell
Controls the right side of body
Left Hemisphere
What is the function of Gray Matter?
Involved in muscle control, and sensory perception such as seeing and hearing, memory, emotions, speech, decision-making, and self-control.
Processed sounds sent by ears
Temporal Lobe
The Cerebellum controls...
Voluntary muscle movements, coordination, and balance
This gland produces prolactin which acts on the mammary glands in the breast to induce milk production
The Pituitary Gland
What helps in learning how to memorize lines to a play?
The Hippocampus