Neurons
The chemical messengers released across the synapse.
What are neurotransmitters?
One is responsible for movement, the other for feeling. One is at the back of the Frontal Lobe, the other is at the front of the Parietal Lobe. They are on each side of the Central Sulcus.
What are the Motor Cortex/Strip (Precentral Gyrus) and the Somatosensory Cortex/Strip (Postcentral Gyrus)?
If the brain lacks enough of this neurotransmitter, it's possible to develop depression.
What is serotonin (5HT)?
The imaginary line from the feet, upward along the spinal cord, and extending to the front of the forebrain.
What is the neuraxis?
The parts of the Hindbrain
What are Pons, Medulla, and Cerebellum?
The 2 areas of the neuron responsible for bringing in incoming information thru the formation of synapses.
What are dendrites and soma (cell bodies)?
This lobe is responsible for vision and contains the primary visual cortex?
What is the occipital lobe?
This neurotransmitter is released in situations of great stress or during physical activity.
What is adrenaline (epinephrine)?
This part of the "hindbrain," whose name means "little brain," is the first part of the brain to form; it helps coordinate purposeful movement, rhythm, and balance.
What is the Cerebellum?
In the fall, leaves revert to their natural colors because this chemical stops working.
What is chlorophyll?
The area of the neuron that contains the nucleus, which has the "blueprint" for the cell's production of proteins and other substances.
What is the cell body?
This lobe is responsible for language, hearing, and musical abilities.
What is the Temporal Lobe?
What are Dorsal and Rostral/Anterior (also Medial)?
This part of the Limbic System is responsible for emotions, especially anxiety and fear. It also has the ability to form new neurons.
What is the Amygdala?
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The end area where chemical messengers are stored until they are released to the next neuron.
What are the axon terminals or terminal buttons?
This lobe, larger in Einstein's brain, is helpful in math and spatial awareness and is responsible for integrating sensory information, especially touch, sensation, or feeling.
What is the Parietal Lobe?
A lack of this neurotransmitter can cause Parkinson's disease, while too much of it is linked to schizophrenia.
What is dopamine (DA)?
This part functions as the brain's switchboard (relay station), transmitting sensory information and relaying it to the appropriate lobe on the cerebral cortex or area of the brain.
What is the Thalamus?
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What is "Boy Meets World?"
The part of a neuron that transmits an electrical impulse, which is sped up by the myelin sheath (when present), at the Nodes of Ranvier.
What is the axon?
This lobe contains our moral center and allows us to follow social rules and laws. It also allows us to "see" ourselves in our mind's eye, and facilitates analysis, planning, and decision-making (among many other functions).
What is the Frontal Lobe?
This neurotransmitter enables muscle action, learning and memory, and the deterioration of these neurons leads to Alzheimer's.
What is acetylcholine (ACh)?
This part of the brainstem helps regulate UNCONSCIOUS life functions, including respiration, blood pressure, blood flow, heartbeat, digestion, etc.
What is the Medulla (also called Medulla Oblongata)?
A region inside of the brain (located laterally on each side of the brain) involved in motor control.
What are the Basal Ganglia?