Lobes of the Brain
Brain lobe is responsible for processing motor functions like voluntary muscle movement.
What is the Frontal Lobe?
Cranial nerve responsible for the movement of the muscles involved in facial expression.
What is the Facial nerve (VII)?
Nerve messages enter neurons through this.
What are Dendrites?
An artery important for SLPs since it supplies the majority of the blood to the cerebral hemisphere.
What are the middle cerebral arteries (MCA)?
This division of the nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord.
What is the central nervous system?
The lobe responsible for processing auditory information and language comprehension.
What is the Temporal Lobe?
Cranial nerve that controls the muscles of the tongue for speech and swallowing.
What is the Hypoglossal Nerve (XII)?
The gap between two neurons or between a neuron.
What is a Synapse?
Blood supply of the brain that furnishes blood to the brain stem, cerebellum, and some posterior structures within the cerebral hemispheres.
What is the Posterior Blood Supply of the Brain?
This system includes all the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord, transmitting messages to and from the body.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
An area in the frontal lobe is associated with producing speech.
What is Broca’s Area?
The cranial nerve that is responsible for hearing and balance.
What is the Vestibulocochlear Nerve (VIII)?
Intercellular space between the pre- and postsynaptic membranes.
What is the Synaptic Cleft?
This structure's function is to maintain adequate blood supply to the brain in the event of occlusion.
What is the Circle of Willis?
This structure connects the brain to the rest of the body, transmitting both motor and sensory signals.
What is the spinal cord?
An area in the temporal lobe is crucial for understanding spoken and written language.
What is Wernicke's Area?
The cranial nerve innervates the laryngeal muscles, allowing for speech production.
What is the Vagus nerve (X)?
Cell wall at the end of an axon that encases the synaptic vesicles within the terminal segments.
What is the Presynaptic Membrane?
Disease that causes damage to the brain and symptoms worsen over time.
What is Parkinson’s Disease?
This type of nerve transmits signals from the central nervous system to muscles and glands, allowing for voluntary movements.
What is the motor neuron?
The lobe of the brain is responsible for processing visual information.
What is the Occipital Lobe?
This cranial nerve provides sensory input from the face and controls the muscles for chewing
What is the trigeminal Nerve (V)?
Change of the negative resting potential to a positive value and the subsequent return of the potential to a negative resting value.
What is an Action Potential?
Vessels that have a structure that forms a protective barrier against chemicals that have the potential to destabilize the neurochemistry of the brain.
What are Brain Blood Vessels?
The peripheral nervous system is divided into two main parts, which are responsible for sensory input and motor control.
What are the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?