Neuron Anatomy
This part of the neuron receives incoming signals from other neurons.
What are dendrites?
These neurons carry information from the body to the brain.
What are sensory neurons?
This system is responsible for transporting oxygen and nutrients.
What is the circulatory system?
The smallest level of organization in the human body.
What is a cell?
This part helps with balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
This long structure carries electrical signals away from the cell body.
What is the axon?
These neurons carry signals from the brain to muscles.
What are motor neurons?
This system helps you breathe in oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
What is the respiratory system?
A group of similar cells working together forms this.
What is a tissue?
This lobe is mainly responsible for vision.
What is the occipital lobe?
This covering speeds up the transmission of signals along the axon.
What is the myelin sheath?
These neurons connect sensory and motor neurons.
What are interneurons?
This system breaks down food into nutrients.
What is the digestive system?
Tissues working together form this level.
What is an organ?
This lobe of the brain helps you make decisions and control your behavior, like choosing not to shout in class.
What is the frontal lobe?
The small gap between neurons where signals are passed.
What is the synapse?
This part of the nervous system includes all the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord and connects them to the rest of the body.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
This system controls the body using electrical signals.
What is the nervous system?
Organs working together to do a major job form this.
What is an organ system?
You feel a tap on your shoulder—this lobe processes that touch information.
What is the parietal lobe?
These chemicals carry messages across the synapse.
What are neurotransmitters?
This system includes the brain and spinal cord.
What is the central nervous system?
Most nutrients are absorbed in this long organ.
What is the small intestine?
This is the highest level of organization in the human body.
What is an organism?
This lobe helps you understand language and sounds.
What is the temporal lobe?