Brain
Neuron
Reflex Arc
Other
Burkey Facts
100

What is the largest part of the brain?

What is the cerebrum?

100

What is the basic building block of the nervous system?

What is a neuron?

100

What is a reflex arc?

What is a neural pathway that mediates a reflex action?

100

What type of matter in the brain consist of myelinated axons?

What is white matter?

100

What is Ms.Burke first name?

What is Emma?

200

Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for sensory perception and integration?

What is the parietal lobe?

200

Which part of the neuron carries impulses away from the cell body?

What is the axon?

200

 In a reflex arc, which type of neuron sends information to the CNS?

What are sensory neurons?

200

Which part of the brainstem controls autonomic functions like heart rate and breathing?

What is the medulla oblongata?
200

What was Ms. Burke major in university?

What is Chemistry?

300

What contains the interior portions of the brain?

What is the diencephalon?

300

What is the function of the myelin sheath?

What is to insulate the axon and increase rate of the nerve conduction?

300

Which type of neurons act as a bridge between sensory and motor neurons in a reflex arc?

What are interneurons?

300

Damage to the myelin sheath can result in which disease?

What is multiple sclerosis?

300

How many siblings does Ms. Burke have?

What is 6?

400
What connects the two hemispheres of the cerebrum?

What is the corpus callosum?

400

What type of neuron is found in skin, eyes and ears?

What is a sensory neuron?

400

 What is a reflex action?

What is an automatic and involuntary response to a specific stimulus?

400

Which part of the diencephalon directs sensory input to the correct areas of the brain?

What is the thalamus?

400

What hand does Ms. Burke write with?

What is left?

500

What might be the result of a lesion in the precentral gyrus of the brain?

What is impaired voluntary motor control?

500
Which cells maintains homeostasis and supports neurons?

What is neuroglia?

500

What happens during the processing of information by interneurons in the CNS within a reflex arc?

What is the integration and determination of an appropriate response?  

500

Which part of the brain controls subconscious breathing

What is the pons?

500

What are the two body systems have we not covered in this class?

What is immune and urinary system?