This term describes a sensation that your nervous system "senses".
stimulus
Name part of the brain labeled #1 + 2+ 3
Cerebrum
Nerve cells are called ____.
What is the fastest animal on land?
___________delivers impulses to the cell body
dentrite
This part of the nervous system is responsible for deciding how to respond to a the stimuli.
Brain
Name part of the brain labeled #4
cerebrellum
The ____ connects the brain to the spinal cord.
brain stem
How many bones are in the human body?
Adults have between 206 and 213 bones.
_____________ carries impulses away from cell body
axon
This part of the nervous system contains inter neurons, and is protected by the vertebrae
spinal cord
Name part of the brain labeled #5
BRAIN STEM
A message carried by a nerve cell is called a(n) ____.
What element is the most commonly used to create nuclear energy?
uranium
______________- contains the nucleus and organelles
cell body
These types of neurons move signals away from the brain to muscles
motor neurons
Name how many sides does a brain have?
2
The thick cord of nerve tissue in the center of the backbone is the ____.
Spinal cord
What is botany?
The study of plants
______________ is the electrical impulses travelling through the axon
action potential
These types of neurons move signals away from the stimuli toward the brain
sensory neurons
Name how many lobes does a brain have?
6
An involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus controlled by the spinal cord is a ____.
reflex
How many bones do sharks have?
zero
Nerve cells have a space between them called a ______________________.
synapse