Biology B Vocabulary

body's speedy, electrochemical communication network, all nerve cells of the CNS and PNS

• reflex
• autonomic nervous system
• nervous system
• nerves

brain and spinal cord

• parasympathetic nervous system
• somatic nervous system
• sensory neurons
• central nervous system

sensory and motor neurons connecting the CNS to the rest of the body

• peripheral nervous system
• somatic nervous system
• parasympathetic nervous system
• nerves

bundled axons that form neural cables connecting CNS with muscles, glands, sense organs

• interneurons
• nerves
• reflex
• nervous system

carries incoming information from the sensory receptors to the CNS

• sensory neurons
• reflex
• interneurons
• nervous system

carries outgoing information from the CNS to the muscles and glands

• nerves
• sympathetic nervous system
• peripheral nervous system
• motor neurons

communicate internally and process information between sensory inputs and motor outputs

• reflex
• interneurons
• autonomic nervous system
• central nervous system

controls the body's skeletal muscles

• interneurons
• parasympathetic nervous system
• somatic nervous system
• nerves

controls the glands and muscles of the internal organs

• reflex
• autonomic nervous system
• sympathetic nervous system
• interneurons

arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations

• sensory neurons
• nerves
• reflex
• sympatheic nervous system