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Parts of the neuron
Types of neurons
Parts of the brain
Brain functions
Nervous system hodgepode
100
Part of the neuron that receives messages from nearby nerve cells.
What is Dendrites
100
Receive messages from receptor organs.
What is Sensory neuron.
100
Part of the brain involuntary actions like heartbeat, breathing and digestion.
What is Medulla
100
Hearing, speech and language would be processed in which lobe of the brain.
What is Temporal
100
What are the crevices that make up the convolutions called.
What is Sulci
200
Long thin extensions of nerve cells which carry impulse away from the cells.
What is Axons
200
Also called Efferent neuron.
What is Motor neuron.
200
Three layered membrane that covers the brain.
What is Meninges
200
The limbic system is responsible for what function.
What is emotions and mood.
200
What are the three layers of the meninges (in order) from outer to inner.
What is Dura mater, arachniod mater, pia mater.
300
Protective covering around the axon, similar to the insulator on an electrical cord.
What is Myelin sheath.
300
Relay messages between sensory and motor neurons.
What is Interneurons (Association).
300
Largest part of the brain responsible for memory, thought, and learning.
What is Cerebrum
300
Critical thinking and problem solving would occur in this lobe.
What is Frontal lobe.
300
What is found in the ventricles of the brain.
What is Cerebrospinal fluid
400
Also known as soma, the enlarged portion of the neuron where the nucleus is.
What is Cell body.
400
Conduct impulses to muscles or glands
What is Motor Neurons.
400
Part of the brain responsible for coordination and balance.
What is Cerebellum.
400
What is the function of the parietal lobe.
What is Process sensory information.
400
If you stretched the brain out so the surface is smooth, it would be as big as this.
What is a Basketball.
500
Gaps in the myelin sheath.
What is Nodes of Ranvier.
500
Type of neuron found in the CNS
What is Interneuron (Association)
500
Lobe of the brain where your visual cortex would be.
What is Occipital.
500
These structures function in the sense of smell
What is Olfactory bulbs (Lobes)
500
Area on the brain where the nerves from the eyes cross and attach to the brain.
What is optic chiasma