Brain Anatomy
This part of the brain controls voluntary movements.
What is the motor cortex?
This neurotransmitter is primarily involved in mood regulation, but also plays a role in a sleep and appetite.
What is serotonin?
What are microglia?
Take in the oncoming signals from other neurons
What are the dendrites?
The electrical impulse that releases neurotransmitters and signals
What is action potential?
This structure connects the two hemispheres of the brain.
What is the corpus callosum?
This part of the brain is crucial for forming new memories.
What is the hippocampus?
These cells are responsible for myelinating neurons in the CNS (central nervous system)
What are oligodendrocytes?
The main extension of the cell body, can range in size depending on location and function
What is the axon?
This is the term for the cell's charge; changes with action potential
What is membrane potential?
This part of the brain is responsible for regulating heartbeat and breathing.
What is the medulla?
What is the brain stem?
Create network to control ion concentrations, nutrients, and connections between neurons; also are important in maintaining the blood-brain barrier
What are astroctyes?
This substance coats nerve fibers to speed up signal transmission in the developing brain.
What is myelin?
This neurotransmitter primarily inhibits brain activity to help calm the nervous system.
What is gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)?
This region is involved in processing auditory information.
What is the temporal lobe?
The process during action potential when a the charge of a neuron's membrane becomes less negative
Make the cerebrospinal fluid cushioning the brain and the spinal cord
What are ependymal cells?
The smaller branched extensions from the axon itself; plays a role in transmission of signals between neurons
What are axon terminals?
An excitatory neurotransmitter involved in learning and memory through synaptic plasticity.
What is glutamate?
This area of the brain is associated with higher cognitive functions such as planning and decision-making.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This type of brain wave is associated with deep sleep.
What are delta waves?
Schwann cells
This is where majority of the neurotransmitters are made--has lots of ribosomes!
What is the cell body/soma?
What is reuptake?