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Nervos System

Nervous System

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The part of the brain that helps you keep your balance is the cerebellum
Cells that are sensitive to light, pressure, and pain are called sensory receptors
An electrical signal that carries information through a neuron is a nerve impulse
Branching out from the cell body a _____________ recieves information from other neurons dendrite
The part of the eye that contains sensory receptors for light is the retina
The _____________ controls such actions as hearbeat, blood flow to organs, and the development of male and female characteristics endocrine system
Nerve impulses travel through the _____________ before they reach the synapse axon
Tempurature, hunger, thirst, and some emotions are controlled by the hypothalamus
The ___________ consists of the brain and spinal cord CNS
The part of the CNS that passes through the spine is the spinal cord
The thinking part of the brain is the cerebrum
The general name for cell in the nervous system neuron
An ___________ releases chemicals into the blood stream to encourage bone growth, the storage of sugar, or other actions the body requires endocrine gland
Nerve cells that carry information from the sensory receptors to the spinal cord and brain are sensory neurons
Breathing and digesting food are controlled by the brain stem
The gap where chemicals carry messages between neurons is the synapse
The ___________ connects the central nervous system to the rest of the body PNS
Chemicals that "excite" target cells into perfoming certain functions are hormones
Nerve cells that carry information to muscles are motor neurons
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