Question | Answer |
Skull/Cranium | Protects the brain from injury. |
Dendrite | The part of the brain that receives impulses. |
Axon | The part of the neuron that conducts nerve impulses away from the body. |
Synapse | The gap between the dendrite of one neuron and the axon ending of another neuron. |
Spinal Cord | Connects the brain to the peripheral nerves. |
Neuron | A nerve cell. |
Backbone/vertebrae | Protects the spinal cord. |
Cerebrum * | The part of the brain that controls the thinking process. |
Cerebellum * | The part of the brain that controls balance and coordination. |
Medulla | Controls the circulatory , respiratory , and digestive systems. |
Nervous System | Enables us to react to our enviorment. |
Tissue | A group of similar cells that preform the same function. |
Reflex | Automatic reaction to a stimulus. |
Automatic Nervous system (ANS) | Subsystem of the peripheral nervous system that controls all involuntary body processes. |
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) | carries messages between central nervous system and the rest of the body. |
Brain | central organ of the nervous system. |
Myelin Sheath | a shiny white insulating covering over some nerve fibers. |
EEG | A machine that records brain wave patterns. |