Ch 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Receives information
A
Dendrites
2
Q
Takes information from neuron and decides what to do with it
A
Cell body/soma
3
Q
Travels signal
A
Axon
4
Q
Makes signal go faster
A
Myelin sheath
5
Q
Send neurotransmitters to other neurons
A
Axon terminal/buttons
6
Q
Located by the four head it deals with higher thinking
A
Frontal lobe
7
Q
Behind four head deals with all sensory info
A
Parietal lobe
8
Q
Deals with eyesight and visual information in back of head
A
Occipital lobe
9
Q
Deals with auditory info by ears
A
Temporal lobe
10
Q
Deals with emotion and fight/flight response
A
Amygdala
11
Q
Homeostasis/keep body at equilibrium anything you want like food
A
Hypothalamus
12
Q
Deals with memory
A
Hippocampus
13
Q
Where all senses go except smell
A
Thalamus
14
Q
Basic involuntary functions like heartbeat and breathing
A
Medulla
15
Q
Movement and balance
A
Cerebellum
