Basic
Coordinates the body and responds to stimuli.
What is the nervous system?
The largest region of the brain.
What is the cerebrum?
The lobe controls thinking, planning, and personality.
What is the frontal lobe?
The protective membranes cover the brain and spinal cord.
What are the meninges?
The two types of nervous tissue.
What are neurons and neuroglia?
The two main sections of the nervous system.
What are the Central Nervous System and the Peripheral Nervous System?
The four major regions of the brain.
What are the cerebrum, diencephalon, brainstem, and cerebellum?
The lobe processes touch and body sensations.
What is the parietal lobe?
The fluid cushions and protects the brain and spinal cord.
What is cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?
The insulating layer speeds up nerve signal transmission.
What is the myelin sheath?
The main organs that make up the nervous system
What are the brain, spinal cord, and nerves?
The structure connects the left and right hemispheres.
What is the corpus callosum?
The lobe processes hearing and memory.
What is the temporal lobe?
The system of cavities in the brain produces CSF.
What are the ventricles?
The tiny gap where neurons communicate.
What is the synapse?
The division of the nervous system controls voluntary movement.
What is the somatic nervous system?
The part of the brain coordinates movement and balance.
What is the cerebellum?
The lobe processes visual information.
What is the occipital lobe?
The folds and grooves increase surface area in the cerebrum.
What are gyri and sulci?
The chemicals carry signals across the synapse.
What are neurotransmitters?
The part of the nervous system responds automatically to stress or danger.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
The part of the brain that controls breathing and heart rate.
What is the brainstem?
Damage to this lobe can affect decision-making and behavior.
What is the frontal lobe?
The structure connects the nervous system to the endocrine system.
What is the hypothalamus?
The three structural types of neurons.
What are unipolar, bipolar, and multipolar neurons?