Nervous System Flashcards
Integration
The reception and interpretation of sensory stimulus
Sensation
A personal feeling or perception resulting from something happening
Movement
The ability of the brain to send impulses to the muscles to move
Brain
An organ In charge of the major functions of life
Cerebrum
The largest part if the brain contains four lobes
Frontal lobe
The lobe in charge of skeletal muscle movement
Parietal lobe
The lobe I charge of most of our senses including taste touch temperature and pain
Occipital lobe
The lobe in charge of sight
Temporal lobe
The lobe in charge of memory and hearing and balance
Cerebellum
Second largest part of the brain
Brain stem
Connects spinal cord to the brain
Spinal cord
Major communication link between brain and rest of the body
CSF
A clear watery fluid that acts as a shock absorber
Meninges
A set of three layers of connective tissue that enclose the brain and spinal cord
Epilepsy
A brain disorder in which seizures are repeatedly present
