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NervousSystemBiology

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Stimulus Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react
Response What your body does in reaction to a stimulus
Neurons The cell that carry information through your nervous system
Nerve Impulse The message that a neuron carries
Dendrites Carries impulse toward the neuron's cell body
Axon Carries impulse away from the call body
Nerve A bundle of nerve fibers
Sensory Neuron Picks up stimuli from internal or external environment and converts each stimulus into a nerve impules
Interneuron A neuron that carries nerve impulse from one neuron to another
Motor Neuron Sends an impulse to a muscule or gland and the muscule or gland react in a response
Synapse The junction where one neuron can transfer inpulse to another structure
Central Nervous System consist the brain and the spinal cord
peripheral Nervous System Includes all the nerves located outside of the central nervous system
Brain Located in the skull, is the part of the central nervous system that controls most functions in the body
Spinal Cord The thick column of nervous tissue that links the brain to most of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system
Cerebrum Interprets input from the sense, controls movement, and carries out complex mental processes such as learning and remebering
Cerebellum Coordinates the actions of your muscules and helps you keep balance.
Brain Stem Lies between the cerebellum and spinal cord, controls your body's involuntary actions-those that occur atuomatically
Somatic Nervous System The nevers or the somatic nervous system control voluntary actions such as using a fork or tying your shoe
Autonomic Nervous System In contrast nerves of the autonomic nervous system control involuntary action
Reflex A response that happen automatically
Concussion Bruise like injury in the brain
Spinal Cord The thick column of nervous tissue that links the brain to most of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system
Cerebrum Interprets input from the sense, controls movement, and carries out complex mental processes such as learning and remebering
Cerebellum Coordinates the actions of your muscules and helps you keep balance.
Brain Stem Lies between the cerebellum and spinal cord, controls your body's involuntary actions-those that occur atuomatically
Somatic Nervous System Control voluntary actions such as using or tying your shoes
Autonomic Nervous System Control volunt
Reflex A response that happen automatically
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