Nerves and Nuerons that connect the CNS to the rest of the body.
100
What surrounds and protects the brain?
Cranium
100
What disorder of the CNS is linked to a gene called Huningtin gene?
Hunington's Disease
100
How much does the average human brain weigh?
3 Pounds
200
What is the function of the CNS?
To coordinate all the bodies activites, relay messages, process information and analyze responses.
200
Name 3 parts of a nueron:
Dendrite, Axon, Cell body, or nucleus
200
What connects the spinal cord and the brain?
The Brain Stem
200
What progressive and fatal brain disease kills brain cells and causes memory loss?
Alzheimer's Disease
200
The human brain stops developing around what age?
20+
300
What is the spinal cord protected by?
Vertabrae
300
What type of nueron sends information to your brain through your senses?
Sensory Nueron
300
What are the two parts of the brain stem?
The pons and medulla
300
What disorder affects the ability of the nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord to communicate with each other? Hint: Symptoms include: loss of sensation, tingling in the body, muscle spasms, loss of eye sight.
Multiple Sclerosis(MS)
300
What part of the Cerebrum controls logic, language and mathmatical thinking?
The left hemisphere
400
What part of the CNS carries nerve messages between the body and the brain?
The spinal cord
400
What type of Nueron sends information from the brain to your body in a response.
A motor nueron
400
What part of the brain is in charge of motor control. Hint: Latin for Little Brain.
Cerebellum
400
What is an interruption of blood supply to any part of the brain- sometimes called a brain attack?
A Stroke
400
What part of the cerebrum controls creativity?
The Right Hemisphere
500
What is the acronym for the the Central Nervous System?
CNS
500
What sub system of the Peripheral Nervous System controls involuntary movements ex: blood circulation, digestion etc.
Autonomic System
500
What part of the brain releases hormones/controls your growth?
Pituitary Gland
500
What produces immediate impairments in memory, judgement and sometimes motor skills after you drink it?