Central Nervous System
What is the most basic cell of Nervous System
Neuron
What is another term for Motor Neurons?
Efferent
PNS means
peripheral nervous system
CNS consists of
What is the brain and spinal cord
The cerebrum is made up of this many lobes
What is 4
What conduct's impulses toward the cell body
Dendrite
What is the term for a chemical messenger?
Neurotransmitter
One of the brain cell's jobs is to produce electrical signals and send them along pathways called
What is Circuits
In the PNS, How many pairs of nerves are connecting the brain and spinal cord to the body.
What is 43 Pairs of nerves
The fatty tissue that protects the axon and speeds up the impulse as it travels
What is the myelin sheath
What conduct's impulses away from the cell body
Axon
What are the two main divisions of Nervous System
Central nervous system and Peripheral nervous system
3 Types of Neurons
What is Sensory, Motor, and Interneurons
3 Main Divisions of the Brain
What is Cerebrum, Cerebellum, and Brain Stem
The brain is protected by 8 cranial bones that make up the skull and three layers of membranes called
What is cranial meninges?
What is the Space between a dendrite and axon known as?
synapse
what are the two subdivisions of the ANS?
Sympathetic and parasympathetic
Responsible for coordination of muscle movements, balance and posture, and muscle tone.
What is Cerebellum
We have this many pair of cranial nerves
12 pair
A pea sized body attached to the base of the brain. Important in controlling growth and development and the functioning of other endocrine glands.
what is Pituitary Gland
What is another term for Sensory Neurons?
Afferent
Three basic parts of a Neuron
What are Cell body, dendrites, and axons
What are the main lobes of the brain?
Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, Occipital
Three parts of brain stem
midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
Fight or Flight activates which system
What is sympathetic nervous system