autonomic nervous system
contains the sypathetic & parasympathetic nervous systems: controls involuntary actions
brain
The part of the central nervous system that is located in the skull and controls most functions in the body
central nervous system
consists of the brain and spinal cord
cerebellum
posterior part of the brain that coordinates muscle movements and maintains balance
cerebrospinal fluid
a clear, colorless, and watery fluid that flows throughout the brain and around the spinal cord
cerebrum
the largest and highest section of the brain, concerned with reasoning, the senses, speech, and voluntary body movement
diencephalon
The part of the brain located between the cerebrum and the midbrain. Its main structures consist of the thalamus, hypothalamus, and pineal gland.
hypothalamus
regulates and controls many body functions
medulla oblongata
lower part of the brain stem controls breathing and heart beat,
meninges
membranes that cover the brain and the spinal cord
midbrain
the small part of the brain above the pons that arouses the brain, integrates sensory information, and relays it upward
nerves
tissue that conduct impulses
nervous system
the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
neuron
a nerve cell
parasympathetic
the branch of the nervous system that automatically calms us down when the reason for arousal has passed
peripheral nervour system
the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body
pons
A portion of the brainstem that relays information between the cortex and medulla, regulates sleep, and carries some motor and sensory information from the head and neck.
somatic nervous system
The branch of the PNS that carries information from the central nervous system to regulate voluntary control of skeletal muscles.
spinal cord
column of nervous tissue from the brainstem through the vertebrae; responsible for nerve conduction to and from the brain and the body
sypathetic
part of the nervous system that controls the "flight or fight" response
thalamus
brain structure that receives messages from the sense organs and relays the information to the proper region of the cerebrum for further processing
ventricles
the lower two chambers of the heart