CNS
PNS
PARTS OF THE BRAIN
SPINAL SPINAL CORD
SOMATIC & AUTOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
100
The two parts of the central nervous system.
What is the brain and spinal cord?
100
Connects you to the rest of your body.
What is the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
100
The largest part of your brain.
What is the cerebrum?
100
Part of your central nervous system is about as big as your thumb.
What is the spinal cord?
100
Talking, smiling, jumping
What is somatic nervous system.
200
Also known as the control center of the nervous system.
What is the brain?
200
Specialized nerve cell that transfers messages in the form of fast moving electrical energy.
What is a neuron?
200
The second largest part of the brain.
What is the cerebellum?
200
Helps prevent spinal cord injuries in car accidents.
What is a seatbelt?
200
Digestion and heart beats
What is autonomic nervous system?
300
Responding to something in the environment.
What is a stimulus?
300
The tip of an axon branch.
What is an axon terminal?
300
The cerebrum has two halves.
What are hemispheres?
300
These bones protect the spinal cord.
What is the vertebrate?
300
Voluntary movements
What is somatic nervous system?
400
Controls temperature and heart rate.
What is the medulla?
400
Receives impulses from thousands of other cells.
What is a dendrite?
400
This hemisphere controls speaking, reading, and writing.
What is the left hemisphere?
400
These fibers allow your brain to communicate with your PNS.
What are nerve fibers?
400
Fainting
What is the autonomic system?
500
A nervous system that processes and responds to all messages from the PNS.
What is central nervous system?
500
Carries impulses to other cells.
What is an axon?
500
Causes skeletal muscles to make adjustments so you don't fall.
What is the cerebellum?
500
This injury happens to your spinal cord and blocks information to and from the brain.
What is paralysis or paralyzed?
500
Involuntary and almost immediate movement in response to a stimulus.
What is a reflex?
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