Chapter 1 Flashcards
Neuroplasticity
The nervous system’s potential for physical or chemical change that enhances its adaptability to environmental change and its ability to compensate for injury
CNS
brain and spinal cord
Frontal lobe
executive function
parietal lobe
sensory integration
temporal lobe
auditory, taste, smell, memory
occipital lobe
vision
meninges
3 layers of protective tissue
Dura mater
tough outer layer of fibrous tissue
Arachnoid layer
thin sheet of delicate connective tissue
pia mater
moderately tough inner layer that clings to the brain’s surface
Cerebrum
major structure of forebrain, consisting of two virtually identical hemispheres
Cerebellum
involved in coordination of motor activity
Brainstem
central structures of the brain, including the hindbrain, midbrain, thalamus and hypothalamus responsible for most unconscious behavior
gray matter
areas of the nervous system predominately composed of cell bodies and blood vessels
white matter
areas of the nervous system rich in fat-sheathed neural axons