Which structure is indicated by the arrow in the image? (This is a picture of a nerve cell.)

When an individual touches a hot stove with their hand, the withdrawal reflex causes them to quickly remove their hand. Which body system regulates such reflexes?

The components of the central nervous system include —

Reflexes are a function of which body system?

What part of the nervous system controls voluntary activities (activation of skeletal muscles)?

What part of the nervous system controls nerves throughout body (such as cranial nerves and spinal nerves)?

What part of the nervous system regulates the activity of involuntary actions (such as cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands)?

What are the name of cells that nourish, support, insulate, and protect neurons?

What are the name of cells that transmit electrical messages?

What is the name of the end of neuron cell that carries nerve impulses away from cell body?

What is the name of the fatty insulating sheath that surrounds all but the smallest nerve fibers?

What is the location of the nucleus in a neuron called?

What is the name of changes within or outside the body, that affect nervous system functioning?

What is the name of a neuron that is connected to other neurons and not to sense organs or muscles?

What is the name of the space between two neurons where neurotransmitters travel?

What is the name of nerve cells that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands?

What is the name of nerve cells that take incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord?

What is the name of the nerve tissue in which there is higher level brain functions; thoughts, emotions, memory, reasoning, language, and processing of 5 senses?

What is the name of the nerve tissue which controls coordination, posture, motor memory, movement, rote learning?

What is the name of the part of the brain that controls vital life-sustaining functions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and digestion?

What is the name of the division of the autonomic nervous system that produces rapid physical arousal in response to perceived emergencies or threats?

What is the name of the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy?