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Surround the brain and spinal cord and its function is to protect and cushion these structures from injury

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

Why do teens require more sleep than adults?

Teen brains are still developing and more learning & neuron pathways are occurring

Identify two functions of the Nervous System

Communication between brain and body; Coordinates all activities; Storage of information

Part of the brain that controls all involuntary functions necessary to sustain life; also connects the brain to the spinal cord

Brain stem

Known as the "master gland" because it is responsible for all hormone production and secretion.

Pituitary gland

Part of the brain that coordinates movement of skeletal muscles and maintains the body's posture and balance.

Cerebellum

The largest and most complex part of the brain; also known as the "thinking part" of the brain.

Cerebrum

Part of the neuron that receives information and transmits impulses toward the cell body.

Dendrites

This lobe is responsible for all sensory information, such as heat, col, pain, etc.

Parietal lobe

Part of the neuron that contains the nucleus

Cell body

Bundle of nerve fibers in center of the brain that allows the right and left hemispheres to communicate with one another.

Corpus Callosum

This lobe is responsible for visual processing.

Occipital Lobe

This lobe is responsible for hearing/auditory processing

Temporal

Identify two reasons why the REM stage of sleep is the most important

Neurons, cells, tissues, organs are replenished; Information is put into memory; Growth hormone released; Immune system strengthened

Gland that regulates body temperature, appetite, sleep, and thirst.

Hypothalamus

Fatty layer of insulation that surrounds axon and speeds up nerve impulses.

Myelin sheath

Part of the neuron that carries messages away from the cell body

Axon