Nervous System Explained
How many neurons does the brain have?
what is about 100 billion in the brain
The central nervous system consists of these two main parts.
What are the brain and spinal cord?
What are the four types of neurons?
What is sensory, motor, receptors & interneurons
This prepares the body to act by increasing heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure and slowing activity in the digestive tract.
What is sympathetic nervous system
This brain disorder gradually destroys memory, thinking skills, and eventually the ability to perform everyday tasks.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
The somatic nervous system carries messages between these two components
What are the central nervous system (CNS) and the body?
This condition is a temporary weakness or paralysis of the muscles on one side of the face.
What is Bell’s palsy?
What controls blood glucose concentration, body temperature, and water levels?
what is homeostasis
A mass of abnormal cells growing in the brain or skull is called this.
What is a brain tumor?
The basic structural unit of the nervous system.
What is the neuron (or nerve cell)?
This system contains the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions to control involuntary body functions.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
This prepares the body to act by increasing heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure and slowing activity in the digestive tract.
What is sympathetic nervous system
This system allows the body to respond and adapt to changes inside and outside the body.
What is the nervous system?
This maintains constant optimal conditions to ensure enzymes are working effectively and cells are functioning properly.
What is Homeostasis
This rare neurological disorder occurs when the immune system attacks the peripheral nervous system
What is Guillain-Barré syndrome