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Nervous System
Nerves
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Responsible for coordinating all the activities performed inside and outside the body | nervous system |
| Study of the structure, function, and pathology of the nervous system | neurology |
| Consists of brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves, and cranial nerves; controls consciousness, mental activities, voluntary functions of the five senses, and voluntary muscles | central nervous system (cerebral spinal) |
| System of nerves that connect the outer parts of the body to the central nervous system; carries impulses to and from the central nervous system | peripheral nervous system |
| The part of the nervous system that controls the involuntary muscles; regulates actions of involuntary muscles, glands, blood vessels, and heart | autonomic nervous system |
| The primary structural unit of the nervous system, comprised of the cell body and nucleus | neuron |
| Tree-like branchings of nerve fibers extending from nerve cell that receive impulses from other neurons | dendrites |
| Send impulses away from the cell body to other neurons, glands, or muscles | axon |
| Carry impulses or messages from the sense organs to the brain | sensory nerves |
| Carry impulses from the brain to the muscles | motor nerves |
| Automatic nerve reaction to a stimulus | reflex |
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