Brain & Neuro-Anatomy Review

___ receive messages from neighboring neurons.

__ is responsible for controlling the muscles that produce speech.(language production)

The __ is involved in our experience of emotions, such as anger.

Hormones are the chemical messengers of the ....

Auditory stimulation is processed in the ____ lobes.

Too much ___ has been linked to schizophrenia.

The capacity of 1 brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is called

The master gland of the endocrine system is the ___.

__ refers to our brain’s ability to form new connections after the neurons are damaged.

__ interprets written and spoken speech (receptive language).

The __connects the hindbrain with midbrain/ forebrain & is involved in facial expressions.

Neurons that function within the brain are called ___.

The __controls and regulates body temperature, sexual arousal, hunger, thirst, etc.

The junction between the axon tip of a sending neuron and the dendrite of a receiving neuron is

The central nervous system consists of ....

A lack of ______has been linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

The __ is involved in the processing of new memories.

__ take information from brain to the rest of the body..

The __ is in the bottom, rear of the brain & coordinates muscle movements.

The _receives sensory signals from the spinal cord & sends them to other parts of the forebrain

The minimum level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse is called ...

The 2 major divisions of the nervous system are the central & ___ nervous systems.

The __ lobe is located in the back of our head & handles visual input from eyes.

The sensory cortex, which receives incoming touch sensations, is located in the ___ lobes.

___ neurons take information from the senses to the brain.

The ___ controls voluntary muscle movement.

The "little brain" located in the rear of the brain stem is called the ___.

__ refers to the removal or destruction of some part of the brain.

Neurotransmitters in the synapse are reabsorbed into sending neurons through the process of___.

The _ detects brain waves through their electrical output & is primarily used in sleep research