Chapter 12 Vocab

The division of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

The group of nerves in the peripheral nervous system

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

The division of the nervous system consisting of all the nerves located outside the central nervous system.

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

The group of nerves in the peripheral nervous system that control voluntary actions.

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

A threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body.

• Axon

• Dendrite

• Nerve

• Synapse

A threadlike extension of the of neuron that carries nerve impulses toward the cell body

• Axon

• Dendrite

• Nerve

• Synapse

A bundle of nerve fibers

• Axon

• Dendrite

• Nerve

• Synapse

The junction where one neuron can transfer an impulse to the next structure

• Axon

• Dendrite

• Nerve

• Synapse

An autonomic response that occurs rapidly and without conscious control.

• Reflex

• Response

• Stimulus

• Nerve Impulse

What the body does in reaction to a stimulus.

• Reflex

• Response

• Stimulus

• Nerve Impulse