Nervous System Vocabulary

noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.

• Nerves

• Neurons

• Reflex

• Myelin sheath

the compact area of a nerve cell that constitutes the nucleus and surrounding cytoplasm, excluding the axons and dendrites.

• Sensory neuron

• Motor neuron

• Nerve impulse

• Cell body

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The part of the nervous system responsible control of the bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes.

• Somatic Nervous System

• Peripherial Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

A nerve fiber that stimulates or inhibits the action of a muscle, gland, or other nerve cell.

• Dendrite

• Neurons

• Nerve Impulse

• Senses

The branching process of a neuron that conducts impulses toward the cell

• Synapse

• Dendrite

• Neurons

• Myelin Sheath

The portion of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord.

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

The part of the nervous system comprising the brain and spinal cord.

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

The portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord.

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Brainstem

• Brain

The nervous system responsible for sensation and control of the skeletal muscles.

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

An organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity.

• Brainstem

• Cerebrum

• Brain

• Cerebellum

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