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| the long extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the body of the cell |
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| the hairlike ends of the axon |
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| the cell body of the neuron; it contains the nucleus (also called the soma |
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| the branching structure of a neuron that receives messages (attached to the cell body) |
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| the fatty substance that surronds and protects some nerve fibers |
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| the organelle in the cell body of the neuron that contains the genetic material of the cell |
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| located below the back of the cerebrum, regulates balance, posture, movement, and muscle coordination |
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| a large bundle of nerve fibers connected to the left and right cerebral hemispheres |
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| the top, front regions of each of the cerebral hemispheres, used for reasoning, emotions, judgment, and voluntary movement |
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| lowest section of the brainstem (at the top end of the spinal cord); it controls automatic functions including heartbeat, breathing etc. |
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| the region at the back of each cerebral hemisphere that contains the centers of vision and reading ability (located at the back of the head) |
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| the middle lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, contains important sensory centers (located at the upper rear of the head) |
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| a gland attached at the base of the base of the brain that secretes hormones (located between the pons and the corpus callosum) |
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| the part of the brainstem that joins the hemispheres of the cerebellum and connects the cerebrum with the cerebellum. (located above the medulla oblongata) |
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