Key terminology

Question 1

Central Nervous System

Answer 1

Complex system of nerve tissues that controls activities of the body. Made of the brain and spinal cord

Question 2

Neuron

Answer 2

Electrically excitable cell that processes and transmits information through electrical and chemical signals.

Question 3

Neurotransmitter

Answer 3

A brain chemical that relays signals between neurons to communicate information between brain and body.

Question 4

Reuptake

Answer 4

The process by which unused molecules of a neurotransmitter are absorbed back into the presynaptic neuron

Question 5

Action potential

Answer 5

Electrical trigger which passes along the axon to stimulate the activation and release of neurotransmitters.

Question 6

Synaptic transmission

Answer 6

The process through which neurotransmitters travel from the axon to the terminal button, then passed the chemical message across the synaptic cleft on the adjacent neuron.

Question 7

Hippocampus

Answer 7

Sea horse shaped part of the brain in the lambic system that plays an important part in the consolidation of memory and is responsible for spatial navigation.

Question 8

Left hemisphere

Answer 8

Controls the right side of the body and receives information from the right visual field.
Involved in speech and language, analysis and calculations, time and sequencing.

Question 9

Right hemisphere

Answer 9

Receives information from the left visual field and controls the left side of the body.
Deals with creativity, spatial ability, recognition of places and people