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intro to nerveous
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CNS | central nervous system |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| ANS | automatic nervous system |
| Central nerveous system consists of | brain and spinal cord |
| PNS consists of | ALL nerves |
| cell body of neuron | central part of neuron with nucleus and organelles |
| dendrites of neuron | conduct impulses towards the cell body |
| axon | conduct impulses away from cell body |
| neuron is responsible for | communication, thinking, sensation, process info, and responses |
| sensory (afferent) neurons | conduct impulses to the spinal cord and brain |
| motor (efferent) neurons | conducts impulses away from spinal cord and brain |
| interneurons | conduct impulses from sensory to motor neurons or among a network of interneurons also known as central/connecting neurons |