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neuron questions
chap 6 test
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What do each of the three main parts of the brain do. | cerebrum-senses, speech, abstract thought,and movement.cerebellum-coordinates the actions of muscles and balance.brain stem-controls involuntary actions such as breathing and heart rate. |
how does a signal travel down a nerve cell. | first it hits the dendrites which bring it to the cell body which then travels away from the cell body on the axon. After the axon it crosses the synapse from one axon tip to the dendrite of another cell. |
compare and contrast sensory, motor, and interneurons. | sensory neurons pick up stimuli in the enviroment.interneurons allow the brain to interpret the nerve impulse |