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  • The gap between neurons that a chemical message traverses
    Synapse
  • Known as a sensory relay station and is responsible for directing attention: TH___________
    Thalamus
  • Help you maintain balance when you are blindfolded and standing on one Leg
    Cerebellum
  • What are two (of the three) types of Neuron
    Sensory Motor Inter
  • The forebrain is the largest and most highly developed part of the brain - it contains the Cerebrum T/F?
    T
  • Are the messages that neurons recive/carry/ send electrical or chemical? Explain
    Both!
  • The system responsible fro bringing important sensory information to your attention (eg look at all the BMWs!)
    Reticular Activating System
  • The branches that recieve a neuron's inputs
    Dendrites
  • The long thin part of the neuron that the electric impulse travels down:
    Axon
  • I coordinate muscle movement, regulate posture and balance.
    cerebellum
  • You're so thirsty - which part of your brain regulates thirst?
    Hypothalamus
  • A network of neurons that extends from the reticular formation to different parts of the brain and spinal cord.
    Reticular Activating system
  • Regulates sleep, arousal (alertness), helps to control breathing and some muscle movement.
    Pons
  • Where can you find the hindbrain?
    Located at the rear base of the brain around the brain stem
  • I am composed of two hemispheres and am sometimes removed in severe cases of encephalitis
    Cerebrum
  • What is an Axon Terminal?
    The output of a neuron