Nervous System Review

Brain Stem

100

The two parts that make up the diencephalon

Thalamus and Hypothalamus

200

Gland that is inferior to the hypothalamus, known as the master gland

Pituitary gland

300

Part of the brain stem that controls visual and auditory reflexes

Midbrain

400

Part of the brain stem that relays sensory information to and from the cerebellum

Pons

500

Part of the brain stem that regulates heart rate, respiration rate, and blood pressure

Medulla oblongata

Other Structures

100

Structure that holds the two halves of the cerebrum together

Corpus Callosum

200

Part of the brain that controls conversion and integration of memory

Hippocampus

300

Part of the brain that controls fear and aggression responses, and storage of emotionally tied memories

Amygdala

400

The collective name for the hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus, and other structures that work together to regulate emotions

Limbic System

500

The two association areas that interpret and generate language and control motor movements for speech

Wernicke's and Broca's areas

Memory

100

Type of memory that is stored for a few minutes just to be able to do a task, then removed if it's not integrated

Short-term or working memory

200

Memory of events that happened in your life

Episodic memory

300

Memory of facts

Semantic memory

400

Memory of how to do a task (aka, muscle memory)

Procedural memory

500

Name a type of memory that is exclusive to computers, not humans

RAM, ROM

Eyes

100

White part of the eye

Sclera

200

Circular muscle that controls the diameter of the opening through which light enters the eye. It is the only muscle in the body that is colored.

Iris

300

Structure that focuses light coming in through the pupil onto the retina

Lens

400

Cranial Nerve I, transmits sensory information to the occipital lobe of the brain

Optic Nerve

500

The two types of photoreceptor cells in the retina

Rods and Cones

Finish the Lyric

100

I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road,

I'm gonna ride till I can't no more

200

I look around and
Sin City's cold and empty (oh)
No one's around to judge me (oh)

I can't see clearly when you're gone

300

I dare you to do something
I'm waiting on you again
So I don't take the blame

Run away, but we're running in circles

400

Wish we could turn back time
To the good old days
When our momma sang us to sleep

But now we're stressed out

500

I've been walkin' through a world gone blind
Can't stop thinkin' of your diamond mind
Careful creature made friends with time
He left her lonely with a diamond mind

And those ocean eyes