The Wernicke area is the motor speech area of the frontal lobe.

In both the cerebrum and the cerebellum, white matter lies deep to superficial gray matter.

The type of neuronal circuit that spreads information from one presynaptic neuron to several postsynaptic neurons is a _____________ circuit.

Neurotransmitters can be excitatory, inhibitory, or both depending on their receptor.

Arachnoid mater is the innermost of the meninges; adheres to brain surface made up with thin layer of areolar connective tissue

The _______________________ nerve has the longest pathway. It extends from your head all the way into your abdomen. It originates in the part of your brainstem called the medulla.

The portion of the nervous system that has voluntary control over skeletal muscles is the _____________ division.

A depolarization is when the inside of a neuron becomes _______________ the resting membrane potential.

________________________ still developing in adolescence

Auditory association area is located in temporal lobe and interprets sounds; stores and retrieves memories of sounds