Neuron Anatomy
Carries nerve impulse from cell body to the synapse
Axon
CNS is composed of the brain and ...
spinal cord
Forms myelin sheaths in the PNS
Schwann cells
Part of PNS the is responsible for automatic function
Autonomic Nervous System
Organ responsible for taste
Tongue
Receives impulse from their surrounding
dendrites
Part of the brain responsible for interpreting visual information
Occipital lobe
Forms myelin sheath in the brain
oligodendrocytes
Part of PNS responsible for voluntary movements
Somatic
Organ involved in smell
Nose
Part the speeds up nerve signal
myelin sheath
Part of brain responsible for balance
cerebellum
Star like shaped cells that provide metabolic support
Astrocyte
Fight or flight response
sympathetic nervous system
Organ involved in seeing
eyes
Part of nerve cell the holds DNA
Nucles
Part of brain responsible for motor function
frontal lobe
Cells that secrete Cerebral spinal fluid
Ependyma
Rest and digest
Parasympathetic
Organ involved in hearing
ears
The cell body is also called...
Soma
The two hemispheres of the brain are connect together by the...
corpus callosum
acts as immune system in brain
microglia cells
Dilates Pupils
Sympathetic
Only type of nerve tissue that regenerates
smell nerves