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what is it
diseases
branches of the nervous system
what does it
100
communicates within the body by transmitting electrochemical signals called messages.
What is does a neuron do?
100
it consists of the brain, spinal cord, sensory organs and all of the nerves that connect the organs with the rest of the body.
What is the nervous system?
100
brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures
What is epilepsy?
100
the branch consist of the brain and spinal cord.
What is the central nervous system?
100
carries signals between the brain and spinal cord.
What is a nerve?
200
The element in the external/internal environment that are strong enough to set up a nervous impulse.
What is stimuli?
200
the body's main information and command center of your entire body.
What is the brain?
200
a disorder of the brain that leads to tremors and difficulty with walking, movement, and coordination
What is Parkinson's Disease?
200
this system consist of the five senses.
What is the sensory system?
200
all information travels through the nerves that branch out form it to the rest of the body
What is the spinal cord?
300
A mass of nerve tissue composed of nerve cell bodies. ( lie outside the brain and spinal cord)
What is Ganglia?
300
a tube full of neurons that runs up the spin and attaches to the brain stem.
What is the spinal cord?
300
It affects memory, thinking, and behavior
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
300
this system has nerve fibers that branch off from the spinal cord.
What is peripheral nervous system?
300
controls all your thoughts and movements.
What is the nervous system?
400
a bundle of axons in the peripheral nervous system that act as the information highway to carry signals to the brain and spinal cord.
What are nerves?
400
a part of the brain that is in charge of thinking and memory.
What is the cerebrum?
400
an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord
What is multiple sclerosis?
400
this system is a subsystem for the peripheral system.
What is enteric nervous system?
400
lies outside the brain and spinal cord.
What is the Ganglia?
500
some examples are Temperature, smell, pain, or irritation.
What is stimuli?
500
A nerve cell that uses electrochemical signals to communicate with the body.
What is a neuron?
500
a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement.
What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)?
500
the system that is responsible for processing information.
What does the sensory system do?
500
has nerves that branch off from the spinal cord and extends to all parts of the body ( neck, arms, legs )
What is the peripheral nervous system?