The Nervous System And Brain

Front 1

Sensory Neurons

Back 1

Send information from the body toward the spinal cord and brain.

Front 2

Interneurons

Back 2

Carry information from the spinal cord to the brain.

Front 3

Motor Neurons

Back 3

Send information from the brain to the body.

Front 4

Central Nervous System (CNS)

Back 4

Made up of the brain and spinal cord. Responsible for processing information and directing actions.

Front 5

Peripheral Nervous system (PNS)

Back 5

All of the nerves that lie outside the brain and spinal cord. Two Parts

Somatic Nervous System -Autonomic Nervous System. Autonomic is broken into two parts Sympathetic (emergencies) and parasympathetic (conserves resources)

Front 6

Neurons

Back 6

Cells that transmit information.

Front 7

Nerves

Back 7

Bundles of neurons.

Front 8

DADSNDADS

Back 8

Dendrite Axon Dendrite Synapse Neurotransmitters Dendrites Axons Dendrites Synapse

Front 9

All or none firing

Back 9

Nerves either fire or don't fire.

Front 10

Hindbrain

Back 10

Controls essential functions, coordination and movement.

Front 11

Midbrain

Back 11

Relays sensory information, tells us where we are in space, regulates sleep.

Front 12

Forebrain

Back 12

Most complex part. Emotions, four f's, complex thinking.

Front 13

Cerebellum

Back 13

Movement

Front 14

Medulla

Back 14

Heartbeat and breathing

Front 15

The pons

Back 15

Sensory information

Front 16

Reticular formation

Back 16

Arousal

Front 17

The Thalamus

Back 17

Sensory control center

Front 18

Hypothalamus

Back 18

survival. Four f's. Fighting, fleeing, feeding and f%#king

Front 19

The Limbic System

Back 19

Regulates emotion, memory and motivation

Front 20

The Cerebrum

Back 20

Most complex operation of the brain. Learning, remembering, and information processing.

Front 21

Occipital Lobe

Back 21

Visual processing

Front 22

Parietal lobe

Back 22

Senses of taste and touch

Front 23

Temporal lobe

Back 23

Auditory processing

Front 24

Frontal lobe

Back 24

Movement of muscles

Front 25

Motor cortex

Back 25

Controls the movement of muscles

Front 26

Prefrontal cortex

Back 26

Uses recent information to complete the task then it gets rid of it. Maintains a mental representation of the world.

Front 27

Wernicke's area

Back 27

Language comprehension and expression

Front 28

Broca's area

Back 28

Language expression and muscles involved in speech

Front 29

Sensory Cortex

Back 29

Registers and processes body sensations

Front 30

Association areas

Back 30

Part of the cerebral cortex involved in thinking.

Front 31

Left Hemisphere (Right handed)

Back 31

Number skills, language, reasoning, scientific skills.

Front 32

Right Hemisphere (Left handed)

Back 32

Insight, 3-D forms, art, imagination, music.

Front 33

Divided brain

Back 33

Corpus callosum is cut to treat epilepsy.

Front 34

Pituitary gland

Back 34

Activates other glands in the body

Front 35

Thyroid gland

Back 35

Controls metabolism, hunger, and weight

Front 36

Thymus

Back 36

Produces infection fighting cells

Front 37

Pancreas

Back 37

Produces insulin and controls glucose

Front 38

Adrenal gland

Back 38

Prepares us for emergencies

Front 39

Endocrine system

Back 39

The body's slow chemical communication system.

Front 40

Motor Neurons

Back 40

Send information from brain to body

Front 41

Interneurons

Back 41

Carry information from spinal chord to brain

Front 42

Sensory Neurons

Back 42

Send information to the spinal chord and brain

Front 43

Dopamine

Back 43

Controls movement

Front 44

Acetylcholine

Back 44

Regulates basic body functions

Front 45

Endorphins

Back 45

Relieve pain