definitions
What does CNS stand for
Central nervous system
What is the cornea?
Clear outer layer, protects the eye
Where is sound collected?
Pina
What is the cerebrum?
The largest part of the brain/ most developed part of the brain.
what is a neuron
nerve cell
Peripheral Nervous System
What does the Iris do?
Controls how much light enters the eye
what system in the inner ear is responsible for balance
Vestibular system
What are the parts of the brain stem?
pons midbrain medulla oblongata
what do axon terminals do?
connect neurons to other neurons.
What dose ANS stand for
Autonomic nervous system
What is the sclera?
The supporting wall for the eye maintains its shapes.
what turns vibrations into electrical impulses?
Cochlea
What is the function of the Cerebral Cortex?
It performs most of the brain's sensory programming, and controls the voluntary movements
What does the myelin sheath do?
what does sympathetic mean?
Your fight or flight response (what speeds you up)
What does the retina do?
Sends a message to the brain to interpret images.
three fluid-filled loops that since different movement
semicircular canals
What is the Thalamus function?
Directs much of the sensory impulses to the proper locations in the cerebral cortex, a part of the cerebrum.
how does info flow through a nerve cell?
Dendrite, cell body/soma, axon, axon terminals
What slows you down and is opposite of fight or flight response
What is the light pathway?
Cornea, Aqueous humor, Iris, Pupil, Lens, Vitreous humor, Retina
what is the order sound goes through before reaching the brain (Hint: starts with Pina)
Pina, Auditory canal, tympanic membrane, Auditory ossicles, cochlea, cochlea nerve
What is the Diencephalon?
To serve as the relay station for the sensory and motor signals.
What is a synaptic gap?
Where the axon terminals of one neuron meets another's dendrite . axon to dendrite.