Main functions
What is the main control center of the nervous system?
The brain
These specialized cells send electrical signals through the nervous system
Neurons
This part of the nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord.
Central nervous system (CNS)
This quick automatic response helps protect the body from harm.
Reflex
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
These chemicals carry messages between neurons across synapses
Neurotransmitters
This system controls automatic body functions like heartbeat and digestion.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
This disease is caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain that leads to seizures.
Epilepsy
This lobe of the brain helps with decision-making and problem-solving.
What is the frontal lobe?
This protective covering around neurons helps speed up nerve impulses.
Myelin sheath
This division of the nervous system controls voluntary movements like walking and writing.
Somatic nervous system
This type of neuron carries messages from sense organs to the brain and spinal cord
Sensory Neurons
This lobe of the brain is mainly responsible for vision.
What is the occipital lobe?
This part of the neuron receives incoming signals from other neurons
Dendrites
This branch of the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for “fight or flight.”
Sympathetic nervous system
This support cell protects and nourishes neurons in the nervous system.
Glial cells
This disease causes nerve cells in the brain to break down and affects memory.
Alzheimer's disease
This gap between neurons is where neurotransmitters are released.
Synapse
This branch of the autonomic nervous system calms the body after stress.
Parasympathetic nervous system
This structure carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body.
Spinal chord