The brain and eye pt.1

Question 1

What is the brain?

Answer 1

The main control center of your body.

Question 2

Which part of the brain monitors the internal environment and controls water balance and temperature?

Answer 2

hypothalamus

Question 3

How is the fatty substance that surrounds and insulates the axon, speeding up the conduction of nerve impulses called?

Answer 3

myelin sheath

Question 4

What is the name of the optic nerve that carries visual information from the eye to the brain called?

Answer 4

optic nerve

Question 5

What is the largest cranial nerve in the human body?

Answer 5

vagus nerve

Question 6

Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling voluntary movement, coordination, and balance?

Answer 6

cerebellum

Question 7

Which part of a neuron receives incoming signals from other neurons?

Answer 7

dendrites

Question 8

What is the function of a neurotransmitters?

Answer 8

transmit electrical signals between neurons

Question 9

What is the process by which the shape of the lens changes to focus on objects at different distances?

Answer 9

accommodation

Question 10

What is the autonomic nervous system responsible for?

Answer 10

involuntary functions