THE BRAIN Flashcards
(15 cards)
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for executive functioning?
Frontal Lobe
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for vision?
Occipital Love
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for auditory processing?
Temporal Lobe
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for motor functioning?
Parietal Lobe
Which part of the neuron receives the information?
Dendrites
What part of the neuron contains the nucleus?
Cell Body
Which part of the neuron leaves the cell body and transmits the information to the dendrites of the next neuron?
Axons
The layer of fat cells that surround the axon?
Myelin Sheath
Specific nerve cells located in the brain that store and transmit information
Neurons
Microscopic gaps or spaces between individual neurons where information is exchanged
Synapses
When neurons are not stimulated, they will lose their synapses and synaptic connections
Synaptic Pruning
What are the names of the small knobs on the ends of axons that transmit information from neuron to neuron?
Terminal Button
What are the little gaps between the Myelin Sheath called?
Nodes of Renoir
What is the term for growth when we grow from the head to the tail?
Cephalocaudal Trend
What is the term for growth that goes from the midline out?
Proximodistal Trend
