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Bio. Brain

Brain information for Biology

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What are the two major subdivisions of the nervous system? central and peripheral
What is another name for a nerve cell? neuron
What does the central nervous sytem contain? brain and spinal cord
How much does the brain weigh? 3Lbs
What are the divisions of the peripheral nervous system? somatic and autonomic
What are the divisions of the automomic nervous system? sympathetic and parasympathetic
What is the two halves of the brain called? hemispheres
What divides the brain into hemispheres? corpus callosum
What is the outer brain called? cerebal cortex
what is behind the brain stem? cerebellum
What part of the brain is the size of a pea? pituitary
What are the 4 major lobes of the brain? frontal, pariental, occipitial, and temporal
What side of the body does your left side of the brain control? right
What side of the body does your right side of the brain control? left
What does R.E.M. stand for? rapid eye movement
caffeine is a what? drug
What type of drug is caffeine? sential nervous system stimulate
What sends information to your senses? sensory neurons
What sends information away from your central system? motor neurons
Temporal controls what part of your body? hearing
Occipital controls what part of your body? vision
Pariental controls what part of your body? taste
Frontal controls what part of your body? motor functions
Cerebellum controls what? balance
Receptors do what? detect certain stimuli
What is your impulse do? sends electrical messages to your brain
What is a Synapose? the place inbetween 2 neurons
What is a medula ablingatta? brain stem
What does yor sensory cortex control? senses
What does your motor cortex control? movements
What is a neurbiologist? somone who studies the regions of the brain
What deos your spinal cord do? runs nerves up and down to your brain
Everthing happens within what? seconds
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