7 Sci Nervous Endo Word Scramble
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STIMULUS | ANY CHANGE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE YOUR BODY THAT BRINGS ABOUT A RESPONSE. |
NEURON | NERVE CELL; THE WORKING UNIT OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM |
DENDRITE | BRANCH OF THE NEURON WHICH RECEIVES MESSAGES AND SENDS THEM TO THE CELL BODY. |
AXON | BRANCH OF THE NEURON WHICH CARRIES MESSAGES AWAY FROM THE CELL BODY. |
IMPULSE | ANY MESSAGE CARRIED BY A NEURON TO OTHER MUSCLES, NEURONS, OR GLANDS. |
SENSORY NEURON | RECEIVES INFORMATION AND SENDS IMPULSES TO THE BRAIN OR SPINAL CORD. |
INTERNEURON | RELAYS IMPULSES FROM THE SENSORY NEURONS TO THE MOTOR NEURONS. |
MOTOR NEURON | CONDUCTS IMPULSES FROM YOUR BRAIN OR SPINAL CORD TO MUSCLES OR GLANDS. |
SYNAPSE | SMALL SPACE ACROSS WHICH AN IMPULSE MOVES FROM ONE NEURON TO THE NEXT. |
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | MADE UP OF THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD. |
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | MADE UP OF ALL THE NERVES OUTSIDE OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS). |
CEREBRUM | THE LARGEST PART OF THE BRAIN WHERE IMPULSES FROM THE SENSES ARE INTERPRETED, MEMORY IS STORED, AND VOLUNTARY MUSCLES ARE CONTROLLED. |
CEREBELLUM | COORDINATES VOLUNTARY MUSCLE MOVEMENTS AND MAINTAINS BALANCE AND MUSCLE TONE. |
BRAIN STEM | CONNECTS BRAIN TO THE SPINAL CORD; CONTROLS HEART BEAT, BREATHING, AND BLOOD PRESSURE OR INVOLUNTARY MUSCLES. |
REFLEX | INVOLUNTARY AND AUTOMATIC RESPONSE TO A STIMULI. |
COCHLEA | FLUID-FILLED STRUCTURE IN THE INNER EAR THAT VIBRATES WHEN SOUND WAVES ENTER THE INNER EAR. |
RETINA | TISSUE AT THE BACK OF THE EYE THAT IS SENSITIVE TO LIGHT ENERGY. |
OLFACTORY CELLS | SENSITIVE NERVE CELLS THAT ARE STIMULATED BY GAS MOLECULES. |
TASTE BUDS | MAJOR SENSORY RECEPTORS FOR TASTE. |
HORMONES | ENDOCRINE CHEMICALS PRODUCED IN SEVERAL TISSUES THROUGHOUT YOUR BODY. |
GLANDS | TISSUES THROUGHOUT YOUR BODY THAT PRODUCE HORMONES. |
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