Nervous System

Front

What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

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Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

Front

What is the central nervous system made up of? Options:

brain and spinal cord

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cranial and spinal nerves

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sensory and motor neurons

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sympathetic and parasympathetic systems

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brain and spinal cord

Front

The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves that branch out from the CNS (central nervous system) and connect to other body parts.

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Peripheral nervous system

Front

The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls conscious activities

Back

Somatic nervous system

Front

What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system?

Back

parasympathetic and sympathetic

Front

What are the two types of cells found in the nervous system?

Back

Neurons and glial cells

Front

Which best describes myelin?

Back

it is a fat that speeds the message along the axon

Front

_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system Options:

Motor/efferent

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Motor/afferent

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Sensory/afferent

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Sensory/efferent

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Sensory/afferent

Front

What do motor/efferent neurons do?

Back

carry messages from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands

Front

Type of neuron located only in the brain and spinal cord that pass impulses from one neuron to another.

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Interneuron