Consists of the cranial and spinal nerves

Fills spaces between meninges and bathes brain and spinal cord

Part of the neuron that brings signals to the cell body

Part of the neuron that takes signals away from the cell body

Part of the neuron that is the nerve cell or soma

Part of the neuron that is gray matter

Part of the neuron that is white matter

A bundle of neurons forms a __________.

Type of nerve that carries messages to the CNS from the sense organs

Type of nerve that carries messages from the brain to muscles, organs and glands

Type of nerve that is a combination of sensory and motor nerves

Another name for afferent nerves

Another name for efferent nerves

These nerves carry impulses to and from the spinal cord

These nerves carry impulses to and from the brain

The human body has ____ pairs of spinal nerves.

The human body has ____ pairs of cranial nerves.

Part of the autonomic system that controls “fight or flight”

The brain and spinal cord are covered and protected by _________.

The division of the PNS that controls voluntary muscle movements

The division of the PNS that controls involuntary body functions

The control center of the nervous system is found here

The largest spinal nerve is the _________ nerve.

The largest cranial nerve is the _________ nerve.

The largest part of the brain is the __________ .

The smallest part of the brain, often called the brain stem, is the __________ .

The part of the brain that controls balance and body movements is the __________

The part of the brain that controls vital involuntary functions is the __________ .

The __________ is found at the base of the skull and connects the brain and spinal cord.

Hearing is controlled by the _________ lobe of the cerebrum.

Vision is controlled by the _________ lobe of the cerebrum.

Thinking and voluntary muscles are controlled by the _________ lobe of the cerebrum.

Speech and sensations (pain, touch) are controlled by the _________ lobe of the cerebrum.

The study of the nervous system structure and function is...

Doctors who study the nervous system are ...

The ability of the body to maintain a stable environment is...

The basic unit of the nervous system is the ...

The small gap between neurons is the ...

An infection of the meninges is ...

The term for when motor and sensory nerves work together in response to a stimulus.

The main passageway for messages from all parts of body is the...

The medulla is #___on the diagram.

The occipital lobe of the cerebrum is #___on the diagram.

The cerebellum is #___on the diagram.

The temporal lobe of the cerebrum is #___on the diagram.

The parietal lobe of the cerebrum is #___on the diagram.

The frontal lobe of the cerebrum is #___on the diagram.