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Health Chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nervous system | your body's communication system |
| the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system | the nervous system is divided into two major parts. what are they? |
| the brain and spinal cord | The central nervous system consists of what 2 parts |
| The central nervous system does what | acts as your body's computer, contolling the functions of each of the body systems |
| The peripheral nervous system is made up of what | the nerves that control the involuntary action of your body and all the other nerves that branch out into the body |
| The peripheral nervous system does what | serves as the messenger system, carrying information from the brain to each part of your body |
| What does your nervous system consist of? | brain, spinal cord, and many nerves |
| What does your brain make it possible for you to do? | move, think and learn |
| How can you exercise your brain? | Thinking! the more you think, the better you are able to think |
| How many parts of the brain are there? | three |
| What are the parts of the brain? | the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem |
| What does the cerebrum do | It directs the process of thinking, reasoning, solving problems and remembering |
| The cerebrum is divided into how many parts? | two |
| What are the two halves of the brain called? | right hemisphere and left hemisphere |
| left side | What side of the body does the right hemisphere control |
| What side of the body does the left hemisphere control | right side |
| When you learn something new where is it stored? | Short-term memory |
| How do you get information to be stored in your long term memory? | repeat orally, writing it, associate it with something you already know |
| cerebrum | directs the processes of thinking, reasoning, solving problems, and remembering |
| cerebellum | Helps you with balance and coordination |
| brain stem | located between the cerebrum and the spinal cord; controls the involuntary muscles and activities of the body |
| upper part of the brain: controls, thought, memory, and learned behavior | cerebrum |
| lower back part of the brain: controls balance and coordinates skeletal muscle activity | cerebellum |
| the long bundle of nerve fibers that extends from the brain stem and is protected by the spinal column | spinal cord |
| nerve cells: bundles of fibers that carry messages from one part of the body to another | nerves |
| nerves that branch of the spinal cord | spinal nerves |
| the part of the brain connected to the spinal cord: controls the involuntary muscles and activities muscles and activities of the body | brain stem |
| the brain stem and and spinal cord: controls the function of the body system | central nervous system |
| the nerves: controls involuntary functions senses and motor functions | peripheral nervous system |
| the organ inside of the skull made of the soft spongy tissue the main part of the nervous system the center of thought | brain |
| the right side of the brain, operating music and artistic awareness intuition, and imagination | right hemisphere |
| the left side of the brain, operating the areas of scientific skills, logical thinking, and reading, writing, and arithmetic | left hemisphere |
| unconscious quick responses that allow a person to react swiftly to danger | reflex actions |
| 12 nerves that branch directly from the brain stem | cranial nerves |
| fibers that inform the body of the things in its environment perature, pain, pressure, sights, sounds, odors and flavors | sensory nerve fibers |
| fibers that carry messages from the brain and the spinal cord to the muscles | motor nerve fibers |
| specially designed nerve ending s that send messages to the brain | sensory receptors |
| sense of smell detects odors | olfactory receptors |
| sensory receptors one the surface of the tongue | taste buds |
| light-sensitive receptors in the eye that detect light shape and movement in dim light | rods |
| light-sensitive receptors in the eye that distinguish color and sharp details | cones |
| the hollow space in your skull which surrounds each eye and protects your eyes from injury | eye sockets |
| helps perspiration from going in to your eyes | eye brows |
| screen out tiny bits of dust | eye lashes |
| prevents objects from getting into your eyes | eye lids |
| moisten the underside of your eye lids: keep s eyeball clean and moist: destroys bacteria and helps prevent eye infections | tears |
| a medical doctor that specializes in eye diseases | ophthalmologist |
| a person specifically trained to examine eyes and to prescribe corrective lenses for defective vision | optometrist |
| I have 31 pairs that branch out from your spinal cord to different parts of your body | spinal cord |
| What is the soft, spongy organ of your central nervous system that weighs between 2 and 3 pounds | brain |
| What is the largest part of the brain | cerebrum |
| consists of all the nerves | central nervous system |
| the "wires" of your communication system | nerves |
| Where are sweet receptors located | tip of the tongue |
| Where are sour receptors located? | sides of the tongue |
| Where are salt receptors located? | mostly in the tip and on the top front portion of the tongue |
| Where are bitter receptors located? | Back of the tongue |
| I am the part of your ear that you see in the mirror? | Outer ear |
| I carry sound waves from your outer ear to your eardrum | auditory canal |
| I separate the out ear from the middle ear | Ear drum |
| I work together with the hammer and the anvil to carry sound waves to your inner ear | stirrup |
| I contain the cochlea and semicircular canal and am filled with liquid | Inner Ear |
| I am usually the first sign of infection in the middle ear | ear ache |
| The thought outer layer of the eye which covers the entire eyeball | sclera |
| The part of the eye that gives your eyes their color | iris |
| the receptors in the retina that distinguish color and sharp detail in sufficient lights | cones |
| Detect shape and movement in dim light and distinguishes different shades of black, gray, and white | rods |
| type of eye Infection ion that can spread easily from person to person | conjunctivitis |
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