The Brain
This is the area of the brain responsible for sight.
What is the occipital lobe?
These two parts make up the central nervous system.
What do the brain and spinal cord make up?
This division of the nervous system relays impulses from sensory organs to the CNS, and relays impulses from CNS to effectors
What is the peripheral nervous system?
This part of the neuron is considered the "control center"
What is the nucleus?
Composed of the midbrain, pons, and medulla.
What three areas comprise the brain stem?
This area helps with balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
This is a long, thin bundle of nervous tissue that extends from the brain, and transmits signals between the brain and the rest of the body.
What is the spinal cord?
"Fight or Flight" refers to this branch of the autonomic nervous system
What is the Sympathetic Nervous System?
This long "arm" extending out from a neuron gathers information.
What is a dendrite?
This section of the brain stem maintains involuntary functions necessary for life such as breathing, swallowing, blood pressure, and heart rate.
What is the medulla oblongata?
This lobe in the front of the brain and is responsible for cognitive function and voluntary movement.
What is the frontal lobe?
The spinal cord is protected by these bones
What are vertebrae?
This branch of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for "rest and digest"
What is the Parasympathetic Nervous System?
Some axons are wrapped by this fatty tissue, which allows information to travel faster.
What is a myelin sheath?
This area of the brain controls sleep and awake states of consciousness.
What is the thalamus?
What is the parietal lobe?
This end of a neuron transmits a signal to the dendrite of another neuron at the synapse
This "master gland" regulates how your other glands operate. It also secretes and stores hormones.
What is the pituitary gland?
This lobe processes memories and integrates them with the five senses.
What is the temporal lobe?
This connects the right and left hemispheres of the brain.
What is the corpus callosum?