Information Processing

Front

What is the sensory organ that gathers information by smelling?

Back

Nose

Front

What are the hair-like parts that branch off of a neuron cell body and are specialized to receive messages?

Back

Dendrites

Front

True or False: The five human senses include smell, taste, touch, hearing, and sight.

Back

TRUE

Front

What is the sensory organ that gathers information by hearing?

Back

Ears

Front

What are the branching fibers at the end of the axon that lead the nervous impulse away from the axon to the synapse called?

Back

Terminal end

Front

What are the five human senses?

Back

Smell, taste, touch, hearing, sight

Front

What is the function of dendrites in a neuron?

Back

To receive messages from other neurons.

Front

What is the role of the nose in the human sensory system?

Back

To detect and gather information through the sense of smell.

Front

What is the role of the ears in the human sensory system?

Back

To detect and gather information through the sense of hearing.

Front

What is the axon in a neuron?

Back

The long, slender projection that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.