Studied by 1 personcerebrum
largest part of the brain, interprets sensory information, reasoning and learning
cerebellum
Balance and coordination
Brain Stem
Connects the brain and spinal cord, autonomic function, and heart rate
Diencephalon
relays sensory information
pineal gland
sleep cycles
corpus callosum
Connects the left & right hemispheres.
midbrain
visual and auditory data processing
medulla oblongata
regulating breathing and heart rate
Hypothalamus
maintaining homeostasis by directing the pituitary
superior colliculus
body orientation and eye movements
thalamus
relays information to the correct area of the brain
pons
regulating sleep cycles, respiratory processes and motor control
centeral nervous system
brain and spinal cord
peripheral nervous system
peripheral nerves though body
somatic nervous system
skeletal, volentary
autonomic nervous system
smooth muscles, glands, involentary
Parasympathetic
rest and digest
sympathetic
fight or flight
Myelinated (white matter)
myelinated axons
Unmyelinated (grey matter)
unmyelinated axons
agonist
molecule that has the same effect on the neuron as the original neurotransmitter, it mimics the molecule
antagonist
molecule that blocks the effect of a neurotransmitter
ALS
degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain
Epilepsy
excessive electrical activity in brain
myasthenia gravis
antibodys destroy neurons connections
Oligodendrocytes
make myelin sheath
Astrocytes
connect blood vessels to neurons
microglial cells
immune function; digest debris, kills bacteria
myelin sheath
insulation for neuron
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