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Nervous System

Nervous System (C25,S1)

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Nervous system includes the brain and the? spinal cord
Autonomic controls involuntary
Type of neuron that carries nerve impulses to muscles and glands motor
Type of neuron that gathers info from the body sensory
Connects central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of the body Peripheral Nervous System
The long nerve fiber that SEND electrical impulses to other cells axons
Part of the brain that controls involuntary actions medulla
Part of the brain where you think and store memories (also controls voluntary movements) cerebrum
In a neuron impulses move from the axon to the? axon terminal
“Little Brain;” helps with learning, remembering, and coordination of movements; important in balance cerebellum
The brain and the spinal cord Central Nervous System
A nerve cell that is specialized to receive and conduct electrical impulses neuron
A collection of nerve fibers (axons) through which impulses travel between the central nervous system and other parts of the body nerve
The mass of nerve tissue that is the main control center of the nervous system brain
Part of the PNS responsible for activities NOT under your conscious control like digestion & heart beating autonomic
Part of the PNS responsible for activities that ARE under your control like talking and moving somatic
The electrical signals that neurons carry impulses
Center region of the nerve cell that contains nucleus and cell organelles cell body
The short, branched extensions of a nerve cell that RECEIVE information in the form of electrical impulses dendrites
The tiny space between neurons that the electrical impulse jumps across as it travels from neuron to neuron synapse
The special nerve endings on sensory neurons receptors
The two halves of the brain hemispheres
Somatic controls voluntary
Why do you need so many dendrites? so you can feel things better
When impulses reach the axon terminal, where do they go? to the dendrites of the next nerve
Created by: jdixonteacher
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