Lobe of brain associated with hearing

What is the importance of gyri and sulci of the brain?

Primitive part of the brain that controls basic emotions, plays a role in memory, acts as relay station.

Area of Phineas Gage's brain that was damaged

Main structures/parts of the nervous system

Area of the brain which is the visual processing center.

Area of the brain associated with memory, impulse control, and motor function

What functions are associated with the limbic system of the brain?

Area of the brain associated with balance

What functions are associated with the pons and medulla oblongata?

Which nerve cells are found in the central nervous system?

Carries information from sensory receptors to CNS

Carries info from CNS to muscles

An automatic response to a stimulus that often does not pass through the brain

Part of the neurons which conducts impulses away from the cell body

The place at which a nerve impulse passes from one neuron to another

Insulating coat of cell membrane from Schwann cells

Transmits nerve impulses across a synapse

Disturbance in the electrical activity of the brain, resulting in seizures

Autoimmune disorder which destroys the myelin sheath

Neurologic disorder which affects motor neurons leading to progressive weakness, fatigue of arms/legs, and muscle twitches.

Momentary reversal in electrical potential across a plasma membrane

Membrane protein responsible for restoring original concentration of ions in neurons