Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The notch that forms the dividing line between the temporal and occipital lobes |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The main portion of a cell that contains the nucleus, mitochondria, and other organelles necessary for the cell to survive |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A layer of protective tissue wrapped around axons of nerve cells to hasten the transmission of action potentials |
|
|
Term
| Spike/Action Potential/Depolarization |
|
Definition
| an all or none phenomenon, it is a wave of electricity that travels down the axon of a neuron, transmitting information |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The base of the axon, where it meets the cell body of the neuron |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The small gaps between myelin sheaths in the myelinated axons |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The branched portion of a neuron set for sending depolarizations towards the cell body |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the thin, shiny, inner protective layer of the meninges that "shrink wraps" the brain |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the main connection of white matter that is integral for communication between the two cerebral hemispheres |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the basic cell in the brain that processes and transmits information in the form of electrical and chemical signals |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the long nerve fiber that sends depolarizations away from the cell body of the neuron |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord that cushions the nervous system |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the three protective layers of tissue between the brain and the skull |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the durable, leathery outer protective layer of the meninges |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the spider web-like middle protective layer of the meninges that is filled with cerebral spinal fluid |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The anterior portion of the cerebral cortex, involved in emotion, cognition, and executive control |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The sulcus dividing the frontal and parietal lobes, surrounded on each side by the motor and sensory cortex |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the gap that divides the temporal from the frontal and parietal lobes |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the sulcus that divides the parietal and occipital lobes |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A horizontal slice of the brain cut from left to right, giving a view from the top or bottom of the brain |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A vertical slice of the brain cut from superior to inferior, giving a view from the front or back of the brain |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the superior posterior portion of the cerebral cortex, superior to the occipital and temporal lobes, posterior to the frontal lobe |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the inferior portion of the cerebral cortex, anterior to the occiptial lobe and inferior to the others |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A vertical slice of the brain cut down from the center, anterior to posterior, giving a view from left to right |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A vertical slice of the brain cut down from the center, from anterior to posterior, giving a view from left to right. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A vertical slice of the brain cut down from the center, anterior to posterior, giving a view from left to right |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| towards the bottom of the brain |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| towards the bottom of the brain |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| towards the top of the brain |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| towards the bottom of the brain |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| towards the front of the brain |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the small, highly ridged portion of brain that sits inferior to the cerebral cortex and posterior to the brain-stem |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| towards the front of the brain |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| towards the back of the brain |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| towards the top of the brain |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A ridge of the cerebral cortex |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A valley of cerebral cortex |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the outer, surface covering of cerebral cortex, composed of gray matter (neuron cell bodies) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The large, folded part of the brain that sit above the cerebellum and brain-stem, made up of gray and white matter |
|
|
