The Neuron
Basic Nervous System Questions
Parts of the Brain
Peripheral Nervous System
Endocrine System
100
The basic unit of the nervous system is called the...
Neuron
100
What is the main function of the nervous system?
Send and recieve singals to the rest of the body for communication.
100
What is the largest part of the brain?
Cerebrum
100
Name 5 different sense organs.
Skins, Eye, Ears, Tounge, Nose
100
What is the main function of the endocrine system?
The endocrine system produces different types of hormones for the body to utilize.
200
Extensions at one end of a neuron's body that recieve messages are called...
Dendrites
200
What two parts make up the central nervous system?
Brain and Spinal Cord
200
Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling the bodies heart rate, respiration rate. It also connects to the spinal cord.
Heart rate and respiration.
200
Which part of the body do the sensory neurons transmit to and from?
The sensory neurtons transmit messgaes from the enviornment to the spinal cord or brain.
200
How do hormones travel?
Hormones are transported to their targest by the bloodstream or secreted into extracellular fluid.
300
What is the function of the myelin sheath?
Insulates the axon
300
What are the 2 main divisions of the nervous system?
Central and Peripheral
300
What is the function of the cerebellum?
Muscle movement and motor control.
300
Which part of the body do the motor neurons transmit to and from?
From the central nervous system to a muscle or gland.
300
What are the function of hormones?
Hormones do a combination of things for the body including growth regulation, maintenance of homeostasis, and regulation of energy production.
400
The part of the neuron that sends messages
Axon
400
What are the three main neuron types?
1. Motor 2. Sensory 3. Interneuron
400
What is the function of the cerebrum?
It controls conscious activities of the body.
400
What does the autonomic nervous system control?
The involuntary functions of the internal organs.
400
How are hormones different than neurotransmitters?
Hormones are slower acting and have longer affects.
500
Part A: What are the chemicals that are released at the axon terminal? Part B: In which part of the neuron do these chemicals move through?
A. Neurotransmitter B. Synapse
500
What is the main function of the peripheral nervous system?
To provide a pathway to and from the central nervous system.
500
What part of the brain includes the thalmus and they hypthalmus?
Diencephalon
500
When threatened which divisions activate in the body?
1. Autonomic, sympathetic and peripheral.
500
Bonus!!!! Which part of the brain is mostly responsible for hormone regulation.
Hypothalmus
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