Nervous System

What is the main function of the nervous system?

• To break down food into useable substances

• To bring oxygen into the body and release carbon dioxide from the body

• To send and receive messages throughout the body

• To circulate oxygen and blood throughout the body

What is a neuron?

• Another name for the central nervous system

• Another name for nervous tissue

• Another name for a nerve cell

• Another name for the brain

The neuron structure that sends messages to other neurons

• Axon

• Axon terminal

• Dendrite

• Myelin

The neuron structure that recieves messages from other neurons

• Axon

• Axon terminal

• Dendrite

• Myelin

The neuron structure that receives messages from other neurons

• Axon

• Axon terminal

• Dendrite

• Myelin

What is A?

• Axon

• Axon Terminal

• Dendrite

• Nucleus

What is E?

• Axon

• Axon Terminal

• Dendrite

• Nucleus

What is D?

• Axon

• Axon Terminal

• Dendrite

• Nucleus

What is C?

• Axon

• Axon Terminal

• Dendrite

• Nucleus

In charge of automatic processes (i.e. heart beat, digestion, eye blinking)

• Somatic Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

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