What is another word for neuron?
Nerve Cell
This little part of my brain processes emotions, particularly fear, and plays a significant role in emotional learning.
Amygdala
What are the 3 main areas of the brain?
Cerebrum Cerebellum Brain Stem
Part of the midbrain responsible for memory and the learning process.
hippocampus
These neurons RECEIVE information from the Central Nervous System.
Motor Neurons
The Autonomic System is a part of the ________ Sytem.
Peripheral Nervous System
Involuntary actions and movements are a part of the _________.
Autonomic Nervous System
a. What part of the brain pictured is colored yellow? b. Responsible for ?
Parietal Lobe - physical sensations, pain, posture,
movement
About how many Nerves do your body?
Trillions
The Autonomic System is not a part of which system?
The Central Nervous System.
a. What part of the brain pictured is colored blue? b. Responsible for ?
Frontal Lobe - personality, motivation, planning, emotion
a. What part of the brain pictured is colored green? b. Responsible for ?
Temporal Lobe - memory, impulse control
This nervous system includes the fight or flight reaction.
Autonomic Nervous System
A thick bundle of nerves that connects the two hemispheres of the brain.
Corpus collosum
a. What part of the brain is pink? b. Responsible for ?
Occipital lobe - visual and auditory input
Which lobe is responsible for thinking?
Frontal .
Which trimester - in weeks - is the main development of the nervous system?
First trimester.
What travels between the synapses to communicate between the dendrites?
Neurotransmitters
Right now, your heart rate is regulated by which System?
Autonomic System.
This is the name of all four lobes of the brain.
Cerebral Cortex or Cerebrum
This part of the brain controls the body's basic involuntary actions, such as heart rate, breathing, sleeping, and blood pressure.
Brain Stem