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13 Cards in this Set
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Where is the cerebrum located |
At the back of the brain Divided into two hemispheres |
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What is the function of the cerebellum? |
Controls muscle movements we learn Walking Balance Playing an instrument Riding a bike Speech |
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How big is the cerebrum? |
Largest part of the brain which is divided into two cerebral hemispheres |
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What does the right side of the cerebrum control? |
Muscles |
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What is the function of the cerebrum? |
Responsible for Intelligence Language Memory Consciousness |
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Medulla oblongata function |
Controls unconscious activities Breathing Heart rate Swallowing |
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Medulla location |
Front of the cerebellum |
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What do receptors do? |
Different receptors direct different stimuli |
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What happens when a stimulus is detected? |
The info is converted to a nervous electrical impulse and sends along sensory neurones to the CNS |
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What does the CNS do after the information is converted? |
Coordinates the response and impulses travel through the CNS along the relay neurones |
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Sensory neurone |
Back (Definition) Transmits messages or electrical impulses from the sense receptor e.g eyes to the spinal cord |
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Motor neurone |
Back (Definition) Dendrites connect with other other neurones in the spinal cord. Myelin sheath acts as an electrical insulator |
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Relay neurone |
They form connections between the CNS impulses travel from the axon to the synaptic endings |
