Nerve Cell
Name of the cell of the nervous system.
Neuron
What does PNS stand for?
Peripheral nervous system
What does CNS stand for
Central nervous system
I am the information that the nerve cell transmits.
Stimuli
I am the lobe responsible for emotions.
Frontal lobe
What does the Axon do?
Transmits the nerve impulse
What part of the PNS picks up stimuli?
Sensory receptors
What are the 4 parts of the CNS?
Spinal cord, Brain, Brain stem, Diencephalon
I direct the higher brain function
Cerebrum
True of false: The nerves can be repaired if damaged.
False
What are the extentions of the cell body called
Dendrites
Where do we find sensory receptors?
Everywhere inside and outside of the body.
What structure functions like a highway and transmits nerve impulses from the body to the brain and from the brain to the body?
The spinal cord
What function helps with balance?
The cerebellum
The occipital lobe is responsible for what?
Vision
We connect to the dendrites of another nerve cell.
The Axon terminals
Where does the sensory nerve send the nerve impulse?
The CNS or spinal cord.
I am responsible for the involuntary retraction of the muscles when danger is sensed.
Reflex arc
I connect the cerebrum and the cerebellum to the spinal cord.
Brain stem
What is the name of the chemicals that transmit the nerve impulse
Neurotransmitters
I am the space between two neurons
Synapse
I am the nerve that produces either voluntary or involuntary movement.
Motor nerve
What are the two parts of the brain
Cerebrum, cerebellum
I am responsible for the production and regulation of hormones.
Diencephalon
The thalamus and the hypothalamus can be found where?
In the diencephalon