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the parietal lobe controls _____ Processes touch, temperature and pain.
the temporal lobe controls _____ Processes hearing and helps with memory.
the frontal lobe controls _____ Controls planning, decision-making and movement.
What does the occipital lobe do? Processes vision.
What are the four main brain structures? Cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem and spinal cor
What does the cerebellum do? Controls balance and coordination.
What does the cerebrum do? Controls thinking, memory, senses and voluntary movement
What does the brainstem do? Controls automatic functions like breathing and heart rate.
What does the spinal cord do? carries messages between the brain and body.
What does the primary motor cortex do? Controls voluntary movements.
What does the primary auditory cortex do? Processes sounds.
What does the primary visual cortex do? Processes visual information.
What are the two main divisions of the nervous system? Central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS).
What is the CNS? The brain and spinal cord.
What is the PNS? All the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.
What does the sympathetic nervous system do? Prepares the body for fight or flight.
What does the parasympathetic nervous system do? Helps the body rest and relax.
What are the three types of neurons? Sensory, interneuron and motor neurons.
What does a sensory neuron do? Carries information from the senses to the CNS.
What does an interneuron do? Connects neurons inside the CNS.
What does a motor neuron do? Carries messages from the CNS to muscles or glands.
What do dendrites do? Receive messages from other neurons.
What does the cell body do? Keeps the neuron alive and functioning.
What does the axon do? Carries messages away from the cell body.
What does the myelin sheath do? Insulates the axon and speeds up messages.
What do axon terminals do? Release neurotransmitters to pass messages on.
What is a synapse? The tiny gap between neurons.
How does a message cross a synapse? Neurotransmitters cross the gap and bind to receptors on the next cell.
What is an excitatory neurotransmitter effect? Makes the next neuron more likely to send a message.
What is an inhibitory neurotransmitter effect? makes the next neuron less likely to send a message.
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