Central nervous system (CNS) - The portion of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord. Spinal cord - A collection of neurons and supportve tissue running from the base of the brain down the center of the back, protected by a column of bones (the spinal column) Peripheral nervous system (PNS) - All portions of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord; it includes sensory and motor nerves. Somatic nervous …showed first 75 words of 1004 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1004 total…that receive information on pressure, pain, touch, and temperature. Temporal lobes - Lobes at the sided of the brain's cerebral cortex, just above the ears; they contain areas involved in hearing, memory, perception, emotion, and (in the left lobe, typically) language comprehension. Frontal lobes - Lobes at the front of the brain 's cerebral cortex; they contain areas involved in short-term memory, higherorder thinking, initiative, social judgment, and (in the left lobe typically) speech production.