Brain and Nervous System

Brain and Nervous System

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9th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Part of the nervous system that extends out from the spinal cord to the rest of the body

Back

peripheral nervous system

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Nerve cells that run through our entire body that send and receive messages with each other; look like trees

Back

neurons

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons and passes it along through the cell body

Back

dendrite

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The part of a neuron that transmits messages away from cell body; covered by myelin sheath

Back

axon

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The part of a neuron that covers the axon; helps speed up the transmission of message; white fatty substance that also insulates the axon

Back

myelin sheath

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Part of a neuron gaps in the myelin sheath that don't cover the axon.

Back

nodes of Ranvier

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Small fibers branching out at the end of a neuron that send messages out to other neurons

Back

axon terminal

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