Parts of the Nervous System
The two main divisions of the Nervous System.
What are the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems?
The basic unit of the Nervous System.
What is a Neuron?
The part of the brain that controls balance and coordination.
What is the Cerebellum?
Define a Reflex.
What is an automatic, quick response to a stimulus?
Carries signals from the brain to the body.
What are Motor Neurons?
Controls Voluntary Movement.
What is the Somatic Nervous System?
The part of the neuron that receives signals.
What is the Dendrite?
The largest part of the brain.
What is the Cerebrum?
The part of the nervous system that controls reflexes.
What is the spinal cord?
The type of neuron that carries signals to the brain.
What are sensory neurons?
The Autonomic System regulates this.
What is Involuntary Action?
The gap between two Neurons.
What is the Synapse?
The part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord and controls breathing and heart rate.
What is the Brainstem?
The steps of a reflex arc.
What is Receptor - Sensory Neuron - Interneuron - Motor Neuron - Effector?
The disorder that results from damage to the Myelin Sheath.
What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?
The two divisions of the autonomic system.
What are the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic?
The substance that insulates the axon and speeds up nerve impulses.
What is the Myelin Sheath?
The lobe of the cerebrum that processes vision.
What is the Occipital Lobe?
Reflexes are faster than normal responses because...
What is they bypass the brain?
When a person has a concussion this happens...
What is when the brain hits the skull?
Connects the brain to the rest of the body.
What is the spinal cord?
Define Neurotransmitters.
What are Chemical Messengers?
The part of the brain that controls emotions and memory.
What is the Limbic System?
Give an example of a reflex action.
What is Pulling your hand away from a hot stove?
Parkinson's disease is caused by this.
What is the loss of dopamine-producing neurons?