Cells
The basic unit of the nervous system.
What is a neuron?
The brain and spinal cord make up this part of the nervous system.
What is central?
What is cerebrum?
The black part of the human eye responsible for letting in light.
What is pupil?
An automatic reaction to an external stimulus
What is reflex?
The part of a neuron that receives messages from other neurons
What is dendrites?
All of the nerves and sense organs of the body make up this part of the nervous system?
What is peripheral?
The part of the brain that is responsible for our sense of balance and coordination.
What is cerebellum?
The part of the eye that contains color.
What is iris?
The bones that protects the nerves of the spine.
What is a synapse?
This part of your nervous system is responsible for your fight or flight response.
What is sympathetic nervous system?
The part of the cerebrum that is responsible for critical thought, morality, and our ability to think ahead.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
The human tongue can taste these 5 flavors,
What are sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami?
The only unprotected nerve on the human arm.
What is funny bone?
The name of protective layers that cover the axon of a neuron.
What is myelin sheath?
This part of your nervous system is responsible for your rest and digest response.
What is parasympathetic nervous system?
The part of our brain the is responsible for emotions. It controls much of teenage decision making.
What is amygdala?
_________ in inner ear of humans help us maintain our balance.
What is liquid?
The scientific name for the cell body of a neuron
What is soma?
The spaces between myelin sheaths that speed up messages traveling through neurons.
What are the nodes of ranvier?
The condition where the myelin of axons is attacked and deteriorate, making sending messages throughout the body difficult.
What is MS (multiple sclerosis)?
The part of the brain that is responsible for interpreting sensory information collected from the nerves.
What is gray matter?
What is epidermis?
The name of the snail-shaped portion of our inner ear that is responsible for turning sound waves into electrical impulses.
What is cochlea?