Brain and Neuron Review

What are the rules to build the brain? (select all the apply)

• Provide variety, but avoid overloading the child

• Keep it simple and natural

• Match experiences to the child’s mental capacities

• Remember practice makes perfect

• Make sure the child is actively involved

What is an axon?

What is a dendrite?

What is myelin?

• waxy substance that coats axons, making it easier to transmit information from one neuron to another

• part of a neuron that receives messages from another neuron

• part of neurons that transmit instructions from the cell body of a neuron to another neuron

• gaps between neurons over which messages are sent between neurons

What is a synapse?

• waxy substance that coats axons, making it easier to transmit information from one neuron to another

• part of a neuron that receives messages from another neuron

• part of neurons that transmit instructions from the cell body of a neuron to another neuron

• gaps between neurons over which messages are sent between neurons

What are neurons?

What does the pituitary gland do?

• Secretes hormones that regulate growth, metabolism, and sexual development

• controls involuntary activities, such as breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure

• Transmits information from the body to the brain and from the brain to body

• part of the brain that controls vision, inability to identify colors and recognize words

What does the spinal cord do?

• Secretes hormones that regulate growth, metabolism, and sexual development

• controls involuntary activities, such as breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure

• Transmits information from the body to the brain and from the brain to body

• part of the brain that controls vision, inability to identify colors and recognize words

What does the occipital lobe control?

• vision

• hearing

• touch

• walking

What does the parietal lobe control?

• vision

• hearing

• touch

• walking