2.04 Quiz: 2-1

The man whose brain injury sparked new interest in brain research was:

Phineas Gage

The space between two neurons is called the ______

synapse

The part of the neuron that decided if the message will travel to the next neuron or not is the _______

cell body

The _______ nervous system contains the brain and spinal cord.

central

If a person has an accident and sustains head injuries and as a result has trouble playing the piano and doing their gymnastic routines, the part of the brain that was probably injured would be the _______

cerebellum

The folds in the brain that store memories are called the ______

convolutions

The __________is the part of the brain that holds the hemispheres together.

corpus callosum

The basic unit of the nervous system is the ______

neuron

The liquids that bridge the gap across the synapse are the ____

nuerotransmitters

The lobe of the brain that interprets what we see is the__________lobe.

occipital