Nervous System Vocabulary

-lepsy

• to carry

• seizure

• mind

• fear

-plegia

• to carry

• seizure

• paralysis

• fear

Encephala/o

• brain

• head

• electricity

• mind

Myel/o

• mind

• spinal cord; bone marrow

• split

Neurons are most important to the:

• Nervous System

• Skeletal System

• Digestive System

• Integumentary System

What are nerve cells responsible for receiving external stimuli from the body's environment and passing that signal through nerves to the central nervous system?

• Sensory Neurons

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Motor Neurons

What neuron transmits impulses from the spinal cord to the muscles for movements?

• motor neurons

• sensory neurons

• neurons

• interneurons

What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?

• Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems

• Autonomic and Somatic Nervous Systems

• Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems

• Sensory and Motor Nervous Systems

The _____ is made up of nerves that reach into and extend from the brain and the spinal cord.

• PNS

• CNS

• Nerve cell

• Motor cell

What is the main control center of the body that contains the brain and spinal cord?

• Peripheral nervous system

• Central nervous system

• Autonomic nervous system

• Somatic nervous system