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The part of the central nervous system that runs through the vertebral column and transmits messages to and from the brain.
What is Spinal Cord
Second largest organ in the Central Nervous Nervous System
What is the Spinal Cord
The basic structural and functional unit of the nervous system.
nerve cell/neuron
Brain functions related to hearing are primarily located in which lobe?
temporal lobe
The outer covering of the brain and spinal cord made up of three protective membranes.
meninges
The part of the brain that connects the cerebrum to the spinal cord and controls vital functions like heartbeat and breathing.
brainstem
A condition caused by interrupted blood flow to the brain, leading to brain cell damage.
stroke
A person with damage to the occipital lobe will like have trouble with what sense?
vision/sight
The condition that results when the spinal cord is damaged, leading to loss of movement or sensation.
paralysis
The nerves that control voluntary body movements.
What is Somatic Nervous system
The long fiber that carries electrical impulses away from the neuron’s cell body.
axons
Name the four lobes of the brain.
frontal, temporal, parietal, occipital
Which hemisphere of the brain is responsible for creativity and imagination?
right hemisphere
In which region of the spinal cord is anesthesia injected during a medical procedure to numb the lower part of the body?
lumbar
The part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for “fight or flight.”
Sympathetic
The short, branched fibers that receive messages and carry them toward the cell body.
dendrites
What brain disorder is characterized by memory loss and confusion?
alzheimer's disease