Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

The Nervous System

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Term
Definition
Neurotransmitter   Chemicals stored in the Neurotransmitter swellings.  
🗑
Effectors   Muscles and Glands.  
🗑
Synapse   When two neurons come into close contact.  
🗑
Transmission   When the impulse moves from receptors to the central nervous system.  
🗑
Interneurons   Connect sensory and motor neurons.  
🗑
Threshold   Minimum stimulus needed for an impulse to be carried.  
🗑
Peripheral   All the nerves that are outside the central nervous system.  
🗑
Neurons   A neuron is a nerve cell.  
🗑
Reception   The stimulus must be detected.  
🗑
Motor   Carries impulses from CNS to effectors.  
🗑
Sensory   Carries impulses from sense organs to CNS.  
🗑
Refractory   An impulse cant be sent .  
🗑
Integration   Brain decides how to react.  
🗑
Stimulus   Something that causes a response..  
🗑
Response   When they are stimulated by neurons.  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: Kyle-Sheridan
Popular Biology sets