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MVMS Nervous System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| spinal cord | column of bundles of nerve cells that carry impulses to and from the brain |
| response | an action or change in behavior that occurs due to a stimulus |
| medulla | controls involuntary actions like heartbeat, breathing and blood pressure |
| sensory neuron | receive info and sens impulses to the brain or spinal cord |
| motor neuron | conduct impulses from the brain to muscles and glands throughout your body |
| cerebellum | coordinates your muscle action and helps you keep your balance |
| cerebrum | largest part of the brain. Movement, sight,hearing, speech and thinking part of the brain |
| impulse | message carried by nerve cells |
| brain | coordinates all of your body's activities |
| right hemisphere | controls the left side of the body |
| left hemisphere | controls the right side of the body |
| reflex | an involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus controlled by the spinal cord. |
| autonomic nervous system | regulates involuntary organs, muscles and glands |
| peripheral nervous system | carries messages to and from the central nervous system to the muscles and the organs |
| central nervous system | brain and spinal cord. Controls the movement and action of the entire body |
| neuron | a cell that carries info throughout the nervous system |
| dendrites | receive messages and send them to the cell body |
| axon | carry messages away from the cell body |
| left brain | speaking, reading, writing, words, numbers, calculations, and logical problems |
| right brain | shapes, drawing, painting, music and ideas. Humor and intuition. |
| concussion | Injury where your brain shifts inside your head and knocks against the inside of the skull |