| A | B |
|---|
| nerve cell | neuron |
| another name for sensory nerve | afferent |
| spaces between neurons | synapses |
| division of nervous system containing somatic and autonomic nervous systems | peripheral nervous system |
| section of the brain responsible for reasoning, memory, speech, sight, and hearing | cerebrum |
| section of the brain which contains the thalamus and hypothalamus | diencephalon |
| three sections of the brain stem | pons, midbrain, and medulla oblongata |
| section of the brain responsible for muscle tone | cerebellum |
| 3 protective layers around the brain | meninges |
| section of the autonomic nervous system which gets a person ready for "fight or flight" | sympathetic |
| nerve responsible for vision | optic |
| nerve responsible for blinking | oculomotor |
| nerve responsible for hearing | acoustic or auditory |
| nerve responsible for taste | glossopharyngesl |
| nerve responsible for facial sensation | trigeminal |
| fluid circulating around brain and spinal cord | cerebrospinal fluid |
| the part of the neuron that carries impulses toward the cell body | dendrite |
