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