Brain
The four lobes of the cerebrum
What are frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital
Organ that controls simple reflexes
What is the spinal cord
Function of dendrites
What is receive information
Branch responsible for voluntary movement
What is the somatic nervous system
True or false?
The left hemisphere of the brain controls the left side of the body, while the right hemisphere of the brain controls the right side of the body.
What is false?
The part of the brain responsible for monitoring heart rate
What is brain stem
Second largest organ in the central nervous system
What is the spinal cord
The component of a nerve that is similar to a "highway"
What is axon?
Branch responsible for involuntary responses to stimuli
What is autonomic nervous system
The brain can generate this many watts of power
What is 23 watts
This lobe is still forming in teenagers, and typically develops by age 25
What is the frontal lobe
The type of biological matter located in the center of the spinal cord
What is grey matter
The part of the neuron that makes up grey matter
What is cell body/soma
The branch responsible for response to these scenarios:
Preparing for a big presentation, studying for an exam, or feeling unsafe while walking
What is the sympathetic nervous system
This lobe aids in facial recognition
What is the temporal lobe
Controls vomitting, cardiac function, respiration
What is the brain stem
Function of Schwann cells
What is produce/maintain myelin sheath
1 bodily response to the "rest and digest" response
What is digestion, lowered heart rate, etc.
The medical term for when brain cells are stretched or damages
What is a concussion
The 3 parts of the brain stem
What are the pons, midbrain, and medulla oblongata
The type of biological matter that transmits messages/signals
What is white matter?
Carries impulse information from skin, skeletal muscles, and joints to the brain
What are sensory neurons
2 bodily responses to the "fight or flight" response
What are increased heart rate, sweating, pupil dilation, rapid breathing, inhibited digestion