Neural Structures
Neurotransmitters are released at the ___.
What is the axon terminal?
The autonomic nervous system controls everything except ___.
What is skeletal muscle?
The brain stem consists of the ___. (3 parts)
What are the midbrain, medulla oblongata, and pons?
Receptors for temperature are called ___.
What are thermoreceptors?
The visual area of the brain is located in the ___.
What is the occipital lobe?
The receptive region on the neuron is the ___.
What is the dendrite?
The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are subdivisions of the ___.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
The part of the brain responsible for coordination and equilibrium is the ___.
What is the cerebellum?
Receptors that detect pain are called ___.
What are nociceptors?
The structure responsible for focusing light in the eye is the __.
What is the lens?
The conducting region on the neuron is the ___.
What is the axon?
Preparing the body for the "fight or flight" response is the role of the ___.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
Body temperature is regulated by _____.
What is the hypothalamus?
The main function of rods in the eye is ___.
What is vision in dim or dark light?
The sensory layer of the eye is the ___.
What is the retina?
The process when the inside of the axon becomes less negative is called ___.
What is depolarization?
The “resting and digesting” division is the ___.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
The vital centers for heart rate and blood pressure control are located in the ___.
What is the brain stem?
Gustation (taste) and olfaction (smell) are regulated by ___.
What are chemoreceptors?
The auditory (hearing) area of the brain is located in the ___.
What is the temporal lobe?
Returning back to resting potential is called ___.
What is repolarization?
The central nervous system consists of the ___.
What is the brain and spinal cord?
The white matter in the cerebellum is referred to ____.
What is the arbor vitae?
The action potential is triggered at ___ mV. (Threshold)
What is -55 mV?
The part of the eye that constricts and dilates to regulate light is the ___.
What is the pupil?