The Nervous System
The Neuron
Neuro-transmitters
The Parasympathetic
Nervous System
Nervous System
The Sympathetic
Nervous System
Nervous System
100
This part of the body contains the brain and the spinal cord.
What is the Central Nervous System?
100
These finger like structures receive messages from other cells
What are dendrites?
100
Involved in mood, sleep and appetite.
What is serotonin?
100
The parasympathetic nervous system is also know as the _____ system
What is "calm" system?
100
The sympathetic nervous system is also know as the _____ system
What is the "go" system
200
This part of the body contains the Somatic nervous system and the Autonomic nervous system
What is the Peripheral nervous system?
200
At the end of the neuron, these structures form junctions with other cells
What are the terminal branches of the axon?
200
Glutamate is responsible for these 2 things.
What are learning and memory formation?
200
At rest, this system is responsible for what 2 things?
What is digestion and waste removal?
200
These hormones make us feel alert in a moment of stress
What are adrenaline and cortisol?
300
These are parts of the Autonomic nervous system
What are the Sympathetic nervous system and the Parasympathetic nervous system?
300
This part of the body passes messages away from the cell body toother neurons, muscles, or glands.
What is the Axon?
300
Helps with sleep and inhibiting movement
What is GABA
300
This happens to your heart rate when your parasympathetic system kicks in.
What is it slows down?
300
The 3 F's of the Sympathetic nervous system
What are Fight, flight, or freeze?
400
The Nervous system uses these cells to send messages throughout the body
What are neurons?
400
This structure covers the axon to help speed up neural impulses
What is the Myelin sheath?
400
Pain relief is this neurotransmitters job.
What is norepinephrine
400
The pupils in your eye do this during the calming stage
What is contract?
400
Blood flow is rechanneled to allow for _____ to reach the muscles faster.
What is "sugar"?
500
What is the synapse
500
Acetylcholine has these 4 functions.
What are arousal/alertness, attention, memory, and muscle contractions?