short part of the neuron that receive information from an organ to another
What is Dendrites?
It is the primary organ of the central nervous system.
What is brain?
sends sensory information to the central nervous system through peripheral nerve fibers
somatic system
Work of spinal cord
What is:
receives messages from the different parts like the arms, legs, and
like a telephone line entering a computerized system
human nervous system is composed of
What is peripheral and central nervous system?
contains nucleus, mitochondria and other cellular organelles
What is cell body?
responsible for higher thought processes such as memory, judgment, and reason
What is cerebrum?
responsible for making sure that all the automatic things that your body needs to do to keep you going, like breathing, digesting etc
What is autonomic system?
The spinal cord extends from the _____ down to the ______ region.
What is brain down to buttock?
main functions of the nervous system
What is:
regulate body temperature
Programming of spinal cord reflexes
Memory and learning
– long and slender part of the neuron
What is Axon?
controls involuntary activities like digestion, heartbeat, and breathing
What is brain stem?
carries messages to and from the central nervous system
What is peripheral nervous system ?
length of spinal cord for men
What is 45 cm?
highway along which your brain sends and receives information
What is nervous system?
Give the three types of neurons
What is Sensory Neurons, Motor Neurons, Interneurons?
controls muscle coordination
What is cerebellum?
two major parts to the peripheral nervous system
What is somatic and autonomic system?
bony spinal column that protect the spinal cord
vertebrae
billions of nerve cells called
neurons
Where can you find interneurons?
What is central nervous system or brain and spinal cord
2 glands of brain stem
What is Hypothalamus and thalamus ?
messages trave through
What is cranial and spinal nerves?
length of spinal cord for women
What is 43 cm?
The nervous system is composed of
neurons