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nervous system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the nervous system? | The nervous system is the body's complex network for receiving, processing, and transmitting information through electrical and chemical signals |
| what is your central nervous system? | the complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body. In vertebrates it comprises the brain and spinal cord. |
| what is a Peripheral Nervous System | the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord |
| what Is the Brain | The brain is a complex organ that controls all body functions through electrical and chemical signals. It is the control center for thought, movement, and emotion |
| what is Gyrus | a ridge or fold between two clefts on the cerebral surface in the brain. |
| what is Sulcus | a groove or furrow, especially one on the surface of the brain |
| what is The cerebrum | The cerebrum is the upper part of the brain, handling many different functions, including muscle movements, language, processing what your senses pick up |
| what is the frontal lobe | each of the paired lobes of the brain lying immediately behind the forehead, including areas concerned with behavior, learning, personality, and voluntary movement. |
| what is paired lobe | either of the paired lobes of the brain at the top of the head, including areas concerned with the reception and correlation of sensory information. |
| what is Temporal Lobe | Your brain's temporal lobe is a paired set of areas at your head's left and right sides. It's key in sensory processing, emotions, language ability and more |
| what is the occipital lobe | the rearmost lobe in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain. |
| what is the Cerebellum | Your cerebellum is a part of your brain located at the back of your head, just above and behind where your spinal cord connects to your brain |
| what is Brain Stem | the central trunk of the mammalian brain, consisting of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain, and continuing downward to form the spinal cord. |
| what is pons? | the part of the brainstem that links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus. |
| what is Medulla Oblongata | Your medulla oblongata is part of your brainstem that joins your spinal cord to the rest of your brain. It controls your heartbeat |
| what is spinal cord | Your spinal cord is a tube of tissue that runs from your brain to your lower back. It carries electrical nerve signals that help you move and feel |
| what is nerves | Nerves are clusters of cells called neurons. They send electrical signals throughout your body to control sensations, movement and other functions. |
| what is Sensory Neuron | nerve cells that are activated by sensory input from the environment - when you touch a hot surface with your fingertips, the sensory neurons will be the ones firing and sending off signals to the rest of the nervous system about the information received |
| what is Motor Neuron | a nerve cell forming part of a pathway along which impulses pass from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland. |
| what is traumatic brain injury (TBI) | A traumatic brain injury (TBI) refers to a brain injury that is caused by an outside force. A forceful bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body can cause it, but not all blows or jolts to the head result in a TBI. |
| what is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy | Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also known as CTE, is a brain disease likely caused by repeated head injuries |
| what is a concussion | A concussion is a head injury that happens when your brain moves or twists inside your skull. Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury. |
| what is a Neurological Exam | A neurological exam evaluates brain and nervous system functioning. It's a series of tests that assesses mental status, reflexes, movements and more. |
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