Vocabulary
What is the name of the system that is nerve cells and fibers that acts as the command center of the body
Nervous System
Which nervous system controls things that happen without us thinking about them?
Autonomic Nervous System
What is the main part of the neuron?
Cell body
What is the definition of Homeostasis?
What are the 3 parts of the brain stem?
Midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
What is the nerve cell called that transmits electrical impulses?
Neuron
What is the nerve called that goes from your back all the way to your big toe?
Peroneal nerve
What part of the neuron consists of branches that pick up signals from other neurons?
Dendrites
Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Brain stem
Which part of the brain stem acts as the passageway for information flowing between brain and spinal cord and helps with vision, hearing and voluntary movements of muscles?
Midbrain
What is the organ located in the head that controls the body's functions?
Brain
What 2 organs make up the Central Nervous System?
Brain, spinal cord
What is the long, trunk of the neuron that dendrites send signals along?
Axon
What does the Brain Stem control?
Things your body does automatically to survive, such as breathing, swallowing, digesting food, regulate heart beat, etc.
Which part of the brain stem sends info to different parts of the brain and helps regulate breathing?
Pons
What is the stalklike portion of the brain that connects the brain to the spinal cord?
Brain stem
What makes up the Peripheral Nervous System?
all the nerves that branch off the brain and spinal cord
What is the insulation that covers the axon, allowing signals to travel faster?
Myelin sheath
What does the Cerebellum control?
Muscle coordination, balance, motor movements
Which part of the brain stem controls involuntary things your body does, such as heartbeat and blood pressure?
Medulla oblongata
What is the process of taking in information from the world around us, processing it, storing it, and recalling it later?
Memory
Which nervous system controls the actions you do purposefully or voluntarily?
Somatic Nervous System
What is the gap between neurons that the electrical signal has to cross when neurons "talk" to each other?
Synapse
What separates the 2 hemispheres of the Cerebrum?
Corpus callosum (also called longitudinal fissure)
Are most of the brain stems functions voluntary or involuntary?
Involuntary