Parietal Lobe Language, learning, spatial recognition Brain Stem Made of midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata Highest largest section of brain Cerebrum Neuron (Nerve Cell) Transmits messages from one cell to another Peripheral Nervous System Cranial nerves and spinal nerves Shock absorber for spinal cord Spinal fluid Protects the spinal cord Vertebrae CVA Lack of blood flow and oxygen to brain Myelin Sheath Fatty tissue that covers axon and speeds up impulses Temporal Lobe Hearing, learning, memory, feelings Part of brain concerned with reasoning Cerebrum Occipital Lobe Sight Central Nervous System Consists of brain, spinal cord, optic nerve Space between dendrite and an axon Synapse Involuntary Autonomic Nervous System Medulla Oblongata Controls respirations and heart beat Cerebellum Responsible for balance, posture, movement, tone Cerebrum Known as Cerebral Cortex Frontal Personality, thinking, reasoning, voluntary movement Communication network of the body Nervous System Protein buildup in brain. Brain degenerates Alzheimer's Optic Nerve Fiber tracts to the eye Regulates temperature, appetite, water balance Hypothalamus Reverses fight or flight response Parasympathetic System Fight or Flight Response Sympathetic System Meninges Thick membrane that protects brain and spinal cord Drug that breaks up blood clot Thrombolytic Spinal Cord Carries messages to and from brain and nerves Seizure disorder Epilepsy Parietal Lobe Language, learning, spatial recognition Brain Stem Made of midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata Highest largest section of brain Cerebrum Neuron (Nerve Cell) Transmits messages from one cell to another Peripheral Nervous System Cranial nerves and spinal nerves Shock absorber for spinal cord Spinal fluid Protects the spinal cord Vertebrae CVA Lack of blood flow and oxygen to brain Myelin Sheath Fatty tissue that covers axon and speeds up impulses Temporal Lobe Hearing, learning, memory, feelings Part of brain concerned with reasoning Cerebrum Occipital Lobe Sight Central Nervous System Consists of brain, spinal cord, optic nerve Space between dendrite and an axon Synapse Involuntary Autonomic Nervous System Medulla Oblongata Controls respirations and heart beat Cerebellum Responsible for balance, posture, movement, tone Cerebrum Known as Cerebral Cortex Frontal Personality, thinking, reasoning, voluntary movement Communication network of the body Nervous System Protein buildup in brain. Brain degenerates Alzheimer's Optic Nerve Fiber tracts to the eye Regulates temperature, appetite, water balance Hypothalamus Reverses fight or flight response Parasympathetic System Fight or Flight Response Sympathetic System Meninges Thick membrane that protects brain and spinal cord Drug that breaks up blood clot Thrombolytic Spinal Cord Carries messages to and from brain and nerves Seizure disorder Epilepsy
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Language, learning, spatial recognition
Made of midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
Cerebrum
Transmits messages from one cell to another
Cranial nerves and spinal nerves
Spinal fluid
Vertebrae
Lack of blood flow and oxygen to brain
Fatty tissue that covers axon and speeds up impulses
Hearing, learning, memory, feelings
Cerebrum
Sight
Consists of brain, spinal cord, optic nerve
Synapse
Autonomic Nervous System
Controls respirations and heart beat
Responsible for balance, posture, movement, tone
Known as Cerebral Cortex
Personality, thinking, reasoning, voluntary movement
Nervous System
Alzheimer's
Fiber tracts to the eye
Hypothalamus
Parasympathetic
System
Sympathetic
System
Thick membrane that protects brain and spinal cord
Thrombolytic
Carries messages to and from brain and nerves
Epilepsy
