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Cent Nerv Sys Act
Central Nervous System Activity
Question | Answer |
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The Central Nervous system is made up of | The brain and the spinal cord |
The Peripheral Nervous System works like | a two-way street: in both directions |
All thoughts, actions and emotions have three common functions | Sensory input, Integration, and Motor output |
An example of Somatic/voluntary function is | Kicking a football |
What have the following common traits: they live a long time, they have huge appetites, and they do not replace themselves. | Neurons |
The axon is also known as | The talker |
What pick up messages and transmit impulses from sensory receptors toward the CNS. | Sensory/afferent neurons |
The response that happens when the nervous system activates certain parts of the body is called | Motor output |
The nervous system is made up of | The Central Nervous System and the Peripheral Nervous System |
Interneurons are the most abundant of the body’s neurons, and are mostly | Multipolar |