Nervous System vocab

Neurons

Neurons

transmits messages to and from the brain and spinal cord

The nucleus

regulates the production of proteins in the cell.

Dendrites

are branched structures that extend from the cell body in most neurons; they receive information from other neurons.

Axons

transmit impulses toward another neuron, muscle cell or gland.

Cerebrum

the center of consciousness, thought, learning and memory.

Frontal Lobe

Voluntary movements, logic and language.

Parietal Lobe

Body position and Sensations

Occipital Lobe

Visual processing

Temporal Lobe

Emotions and senses

Cerebellum

Muscle memory and movement

Brain stem

controls vital functions

Medulla oblongata

transmits impulses between brain and spinal cord

Pon

bridge that connects the cerebral cortex to cerebrum; is like Medulla

Midbrain

Relays information to cerebrum; controls body movement and position

Thalamus

information relay station

Hypothalamus

regulates body temperature, controls appetite and controls sections of the pituitary gland.

Pituitary gland

controls hormones

Autonomic

consists of a network of nerves divided into two smaller networks

Reflex

sensory neuron makes contact with a connecting neuron that contacts a motor neuron and your muscle responds by jerking away

Somatic

consists of sensory neurons that relay messages