Divisions of the Nervous System
This division of the nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord
Central Nervous System
Which organ in the nervous system is the command center for the whole body?
Brain
What are the 3 main parts of a neuron?
The cerebellum controls
balance, coordination, fine motor skills
Coach Griffin grew up in which city
This division of the nervous system consists of all of the nerves that branch off of the spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous System
Which organ in the nervous system connects the brain to the rest of the body
Spinal Cord
What part of a neuron sends impulses towards the soma?
dendrite
logic, reasoning, thinking, skeletal movement
Coach Griffin went to which high school in Georgia
Calvary Day School
This division of the nervous system controls involuntary actions (HR)
Autonomic Nervous System
What are the 3 organs/things that make up the nervous system
Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves
Which part of the neuron sends impulses away from the cell body?
axon
brain and spinal cord
Coach Griffin has how many pets
This division of the nervous system controls voluntary actions
What are the 3 main parts of the brain
cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem
This type of neuron sends impulses from the PNS to the CNS
sensory (afferent) neurons
The brain stem controls
Involuntary actions such as HR
This is the mascot of the college that Coach Griffin went to
Owl
This division of the nervous system controls our fight or flight response
Sympathetic Nervous System
neurons
This type of neuron sends impulses from the CNS to the PNS
motor (efferent) neurons
In Latin, the word cerebellum means
Little brain
What is the name of Coach Griffin's wife (she also works at Calvary)