A Central Idea
In a neuron, the _____ of _____ are the spaces in between the _____ _____.
What are the Nodes of Ranvier and Myelin Sheaths?
This section of the PNS controls involuntary actions.
What is the Autonomic Nervous System?
This brain region, important for memory formation, is often damaged early in Alzheimer's disease.
What is the hippocampus?
What is the temporal lobe?
The lobe responsible for balance
What is the cerebellum?
This section of the PNS controls voluntary actions.
What is the Somatic Nervous System?
These proteins assist with neuron communication, but can tangle and lead to Alzheimer's disease.
What are tau proteins?
This section of the spinal cord controls sexual functions
What is the sacral region?
This nervous system controls the fight-or-flight response, and this other nervous system controls the rest and digest functions.
ANSWER BOTH IN ORDER!
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
These clumps form from fragments of larger proteins and inhibit neuron communication
What are amyloid plaques?