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Unit 3 - Nervous Sys
Neurons
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Homeostasis | When everything in your body is in balance |
| Neuron | Special cells that pass information through your nervous system |
| Dendrite | Branch-like structures that receive the nerve impulse and bring it to the cell body |
| Axon | Long, thin structure that carries the nerve impulse away from the cell body |
| Cell body | Main part of the neuron that contains the nucleus |
| Myelin | Fatty substance that is wrapped around the axon to speed up the nerve impulse |
| Synapse | Small gap between the axon tip of one neuron and the dendrite of the next neuron |
| Neurotransmitter | Chemical that carries a nerve impulse across the synapse |
| Motor neuron | Sends nerve impulse to muscles, causing them to move |
| Sensory neuron | Picks up stimulus from the environment and changes it to a nerve impulse |
| Interneuron | Carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another |
| Nerve impulse | electrical and chemical message that is passed through your nervous system |