Peripheral Nervous System
Where is the Central Nervous System?
Brain and Spinal Chord
What is the spine?
A tightly packed column of nerve tissue
What is a neuron?
A nerve cell in the brain
What is a neurotransmitter?
Amine molecules, amino acids, neuropeptide
What's the most common eye color?
Brown
What is the 3-step-process?
Sensory Input -- Neural Processing -- Motor Output
What is the Vertebrae?
Protectors of the spinal chord.
How many neurons is the brain made up of?
100 Billion
What is a chemical messenger?
Molecules used by the nervous system to transmit messages between neurons, or from neurons to muscles.
How many fould gets you ejected from an NBA game?
6 fouls
What is the Sympathetic System?
Gets the body ready to react quickly to stressful or scary events.
What do the Front and Back horns do?
Front- carry information from the Brain and Spinal Chord to the muscles, stimulating movement.
Back- Carry sensory information from the body back to the Brain and Spinal Chord.
What is the motor neurons job?
Sending motor commands to our muscles.
What are 2 common neurotransmitters?
Dopamine, Glutamate, Acetylcholine, Serotonin, Histamine
What Athlete has won the most Olympic medals?
Bonus; how many medals have they won
Michael Phelps (21)
What is the Parasympathetic System?
COntrols body functions when were calm and resting
What shape is the grey matter?
A butterfly
What does the axon do within a neuron?
Sends information
What is a inhibitory transmitter?
Prevents action potentials, no electrical signal.
What is the hardest known natural material?
Diamond
What is the difference between Somatic and Autonomic Nervous Systems?
One is Voluntary one is Involuntary
How many rows of spinal nerves are there?
2
What are Synapses?
Contact point between the axon terminals on one side, and dendrites or cell bodies on the other.
What are 3 ways a neurotransmitter influences a neuron?
Excitatory, inhibitory, modulatory
What country consumes the most chocolate?
Switzerland