The Brain Vocab Board

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  1. 5. part of the involuntary nervous system that serves to slow the heart rate, increase intestinal and glandular activity, and relax the sphincter muscles
  2. 7. the site of transmission of electric nerve impulses between two nerve cells (neurons) or between a neuron and a gland or muscle cell (effector)
  3. 10. a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.
  4. 11. a neuron whose axon carries impulses away from the central nervous system toward an effector
  5. 15. the complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body. In vertebrates it comprises the brain and spinal cord.
  6. 16. the lower part of the brainstem, comprising the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata.
  7. 18. the visual processing area of the brain
  8. 19. the part of the nervous system responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes
  9. 20. a signaling molecule secreted by a neuron or a glial cell to affect another cell across a synapse
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  1. 1. a sheet of neural tissue that is outermost to the cerebrum of the mammalian brain
  2. 2. the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
  3. 3. the anterior part of the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus.
  4. 4. the part of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles
  5. 6. the lower lobe of the cortex, largely responsible for creating and preserving both conscious and long-term memory
  6. 8. Neurons that receive information from our sensory organs (e.g. eye, skin) and transmit this input to the central nervous system
  7. 9. The part of the nervous system that increases heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, and pupil size
  8. 12. a broad band of nerve fibers joining the two hemispheres of the brain.
  9. 13. either of the paired lobes of the brain at the top of the head, including areas concerned with the reception and correlation of sensory information
  10. 14. the most anterior (front) part of the brain
  11. 17. the brain's ability to change and adapt as a result of experience