Nervous System ch. 11.1-11.6 p 243-258 reading

The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves that branch out from the CNS and connect to other body parts

• Sympathetic
• Parasympathetic
• Autonomic
• Peripheral

Part of the peripheral nervous system that controls conscious activities

• autonomic

• somatic

• sympathetic

• parasympathetic

CNS consists of

• Brain and spinal cord

• Brain

• Brain, spinal cord, and nerves

• Nerves

Found in the nervous system, these specialized cells conduct electrical impulses.

• neurons

• action potentials

• dendritic cells

• axon terminals

What type of neuron provides info to the CNS in the form of electrical impulses?

• Sensory neuron

• interneuron

• relay neuron

• motor neuron

The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons

• axon 
• dendrite
• axon terminal
• gene

This releases neurotransmitters which are sent into the synaptic cleft for receptors on the dendrite to taste

• axon
• axon terminal
• gene
• neuron

A network of branches coming from individual cells.  They carry information and electrical signals in the brain and nervous system

• axon
• axon terminal
• dendrite
• neuron

This insulating material forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron.  It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.

• neuron
• myelin sheath
• dendrite
• neurotransmitter

A chemical produced by neurons that carries messages to other neurons

• myelin sheath
• neurotransmitter
• axon
• axon terminal