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Nervous System 1.
Nervous System Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Skull/Cranium | Protects the brain from injury. |
| Dendrite | The part of the brain that receives impulses. |
| Axon | The part of the neuron that conducts nerve impulses away from the body. |
| Synapse | The gap between the dendrite of one neuron and the axon ending of another neuron. |
| Spinal Cord | Connects the brain to the peripheral nerves. |
| Neuron | A nerve cell. |
| Backbone/vertebrae | Protects the spinal cord. |
| Cerebrum * | The part of the brain that controls the thinking process. |
| Cerebellum * | The part of the brain that controls balance and coordination. |
| Medulla | Controls the circulatory , respiratory , and digestive systems. |
| Nervous System | Enables us to react to our enviorment. |
| Tissue | A group of similar cells that preform the same function. |
| Reflex | Automatic reaction to a stimulus. |
| Automatic Nervous system (ANS) | Subsystem of the peripheral nervous system that controls all involuntary body processes. |
| Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) | carries messages between central nervous system and the rest of the body. |
| Brain | central organ of the nervous system. |
| Myelin Sheath | a shiny white insulating covering over some nerve fibers. |
| EEG | A machine that records brain wave patterns. |