Nervous System

Consists of your brain and spinal cord

• medulla

• cerebrum

• central nervous system

• peripheral nervous system

All parts of the nervous system except for the brain and spinal cord

• nerves

• neuron

• central nervous system

• peripheral nervous system

External ............ are changes to conditions outside our body.

• Impulse

• Response

• Synapse

• Stimuli

__________ is the basic structural unit of the nervous system.

• Neuron

• cell

• tissue

What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?

• brain and spinal cord
• brain and cranial nerves
• spinal cord and spinal nerves
• cranial nerves and spinal nerves

a signal molecule that transmits nerve impulses across synapses

• neuron
• neurotransmitter
• nerve
• action potential

part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons

• axon
• dendrites
• myelin sheath
• synapse

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Location at which a neuron can transfer an impulse to another cell with the use of neurotransmitters is called __________.

• myelin sheath
• axon
• threshold
• synapse

Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?

• Dendrite
• Axon
• Myelin Sheath
• Node of Ranvier

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These carry signals from tissues and organs to the brain and spinal cord

• Sensory Neurons
• Motor Neurons
• Efferent Neurons
• Glial Cells

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