Nervous System Review

Front

Identify the highlighted structure: thalamus, hypothalamus, lobule, corpus callosum

Back

corpus callosum

Front

Identify the lobe of the brain: frontal, temporal, occipital, parietal

Back

temporal

Front

Identify the lobe of the brain: frontal, temporal, occipital, parietal

Back

occipital

Front

What is a function of the occipital lobe?

Back

Contains the visual cortex.

Front

What part of the neuron houses the nucleus? Options: Cell Body, Dendrites, Axon Terminal, Synapse

Back

Cell Body

Front

What part of the neuron receives the message from the previous neuron?

Back

Dendrites

Front

What part of the neuron covers the axon and allows for the impulse to travel quickly?

Back

Myelin

Front

What is the name of the chemical message that travels across the synapse?

Back

Neurotransmitter

Front

What part of the neuron can be described as a tail like structure that carries the impulse away from the cell body?

Back

Axon

Front

What neuron structure releases the neurotransmitter to communicate with the next neuron?

Back

axon terminal