The CNS
These neurons are responsible for the uncomfortable sensations you feel when you are sweaty at the MidState Fair and walk through a dusty cloud of pig farts and rancid corndog oil.
What are afferent (sensory) neurons?
When you are one of the countless people clapping out-of-time at a concert, this subdivision of the PNS allows you to physically embarrass yourself in front of your Tinder date named Jennifer .
What is the somatic (skeletal) nervous system?
These conduct electrochemical signals and are the basic units of the nervous system. These can be blamed for anything from stubbing your toe to missing a high-five.
What are neurons?
This is like the control hub of a neuron and makes all of its important decisions, such as when it will fire or when it will finally settle down and start a family.
What is the cell body or soma?
This is the production of new neurons from immature systems and has a name that sounds like a Sci-Fi movie from the early 90's.
What is neurogenesis?
Protected by the spinal column, this collection of neurons and supportive tissue serves as an extension of the brain. If damaged, you will have a very valid excuse to get out of running the mile in PE.
What is the spinal cord?
When your guts make strange noises during your AP Psych final and you start to regret your choice to eat that granola bar you found at the bottom of your backpack, this subdivision of the PNS is responsible.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
Our feeble little brains contain 90% of these, which can be described as the moms of the nervous system.
What are glial cells?
These branch-like structures receive information and transmit it toward the cell body like a girl in middle school immediately texting the most popular girl upon hearing that Stephanie likes Bryan.
What are dendrites?
Cosmetic companies put these in their face creams to convince desperate women to buy their skin products. In other words, these are immature cells that renew themselves and have the potential to develop into mature cells.
What are stem cells?
These neurons connect afferent pathways to efferent pathways and allow you to whack at a fly Kung fu style when you sense that one is buzzing around your face.
What are interneurons?
As Margie mobilizes all of her bodily resources to increase her energy output when running from an army of rabid hamsters, this autonomic nervous system allows her to save herself.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
Taking up 10% of the brain, these are also known as nerve cells and are the reason you stole your boyfriend's sweatshirt as soon as it the temperature hit below 70 degrees.
What are nerve cells?
These can be described as buttons that store neurotransmitters at the end of axons.
What are axon terminals?
These fatty sweaters for neurons surround axons and make the transfer of information super speedy.
What are myelin sheaths?
When you burn your tongue on microwaved pizza and instantly fling that thing out of your unfortunate mouth hole, this autonomic behavior is at play.
What is a spinal reflex?
This autonomic nervous system is active when Tom is relaxed on his couch, watching vintage My Little Pony videos with his goldfish, Steve, in order to save his energy for his mom's meatloaf in an hour.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
These are bundles of neurons in the PNS.
What are nerves?
These conduct impulses away from the cell body like a rebellious teenager telling everybody their business but replies with, "Nothing! Gosh!" when their mother asks how they are doing.
What are axons?
Complete the statement:
When I'd ask my mom if I could go to a friend's house and she'd hit me with that, "Maybe," I would beg her a few times before she'd tell me, "You're getting on my [...]"
What is "nerves?"
These neurons allow you to punch your little brother for "Fortnite Dancing" at your great-aunt Margaret's funeral.
What are efferent (motor) neurons?
When Liza wore a spaghetti-strap tanktop to her class, Billie became distracted as these were secreted by his glands and affected the functioning of his other organs.
What are hormones?
These are bundles of neurons in the CNS.
What are tracts?
There are twelve of these that connect directly to the brain and are responsible for sensations such as smelling a public bathroom, seeing a naked crazy man run around in the 7-11, and tasting the holy water that you chug in order to purify your body after your gas station experience.
What are cranial nerves?
These sac-like structures found inside the terminal buttons contain neurotransmitters just as my Trader Joe's bag has an unreasonable amount of gummies that I tell myself are healthy because they're "organic" and "contain some fruit."
What are synaptic vesicles?