Neuroscience in Animals

the set of organs that uses information from the senses to control all body systems includes the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sense organs

• Nervous System

• Brain

• Spinal Cord

• Central Nervous system

organ in the nervous system that sends and receives messages from the other body organs, moves information to and from the brain and peripheral nerves

• nervous sytem

• brain

• spinal cord

• central nervous system

a thick bundle of nerves inside the spine, interprets information from the nervous system and controls muscle movement

• nervous system

• brain

• spinal cord

• central nervous system

part of the nervous system made up of the brain and spinal cord

• spinal cord

• central nervous system

• peripheral nerve

• sensory organ

a nerve that is not part of the central nervous system and receives sensory information from cells in the body

• nervous system

• spinal cord

• peripheral nerve

• sensory organ

organs such as the skin, eyes, ears, nose, and tongue that gather information from outside the body

• central nervous system

• sensory organ

• nervous system

• spinal cord

an action or movement of the body that happens automatically as a reaction to something

• spinal ord

• peripheral nerve

• brain

• reflex

very long cells that send messages throughout the body

• brain cells

• nerve cells

• muscle cells

• tissue cells

The brain is part of the central nervous system

• True

• False

The brain is directly connected to peripheral nerves.

• True

• False