If you step on a nail... what type of neuron will take that signal TO the spinal cord?

What part of the neuron receives or invites information?

What part of the neuron is a long fiber that sends information toward other cells?

When a neuron is depolarized, what enters the neuron to change the charge to positive?

When a neuron is resting, the inside of the axon has a _____ charge.

Most of the time, the impulse changes to _____ as it moves across the synapse to other neurons.

What are the chemicals used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another neuron?

The neuroglial cells that produce the myelin sheaths to cover the axons are called _____.

What is the largest part of your brain?

What area of the brain controls conscious thought and higher thinking skills?

Which part of the brain controls muscle coordination and body position?

Which part of the brain controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate?

The "fight or flight" division of the Autonomic Nervous System is called the _____ division.

The "rest and digest" division of the Autonomic Nervous System is called the _____ division.

What does the letter "A" point to?

What does the letter "H" point to?

What part of the brain is highlighted in red?

Which lobe of the brain is highlighted in red?

The frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes make up the _____ of the brain.

Which of the neuroglial cells make cerebrospinal fluid?

What is the correct sequence of the Reflex Arc?

Which cerebral lobe is highlighted in green?

_____ neurons carry messages away from the Central Nervous System to muscles or glands, shown by the RED neuron in the diagram.

The two major divisions of the nervous system are the _____.

The switching and relay center for the brain is the _____.

There are _____ pairs of cranial nerves and _____ pairs of spinal nerves.

A network of nerves that weave together after branching from the spinal cord is called a _____.

The nerve cells that connect sensory and motor neurons are the _______.

What is the change in polarity of a neuron that causes the transmission of electrical impulses?

What are the two ions transported across the membrane in an action potential?

What part of the brain allows you to feel fear and other emotions?

What is the function of the nervous system?

The faster action potentials propagate on ______.

The structures that protect the brain and spinal cord are _____.

The visual cortex is an example of a collection of neurons with a shared function, which is called a _____.

The area of the brain that stores and retrieves memories is the ______.

The longest cranial nerve and if damaged can result in death is the ______.

A bundle of axons supported by connective tissue is called a _____.

Age related changes to the brain include all of the following EXCEPT _____.