Download Nervous System Part I Flashcards

What does
a dentrite
do?
deliver
messages to
the cell body
What does
a dentrite
look like
Part A on
the
diagram
What does the
neuron cell
body look like?
Part B on
the
diagram
What does
an axon
do?
it passes
messages on
to the next cell
What does
an axon
look like?
Part C on
the
diagram
What is the
small space
between two
neurons
synapse
How does an
impulse travel
WITHIN a
neuron
electrical
impulse
How does an
impulse travel
BETWEEN
neurons
chemical
impulse
Sensory
Neuron
Carries impulse
TOWARDS
Central Nervous
System (CNS)
Interneuron
Found in the
Central Nervous
System (CNS);
processes
messages
Motor
Neuron
carries impulse
FROM Central
Nervous System
(CNS) to muscle or
gland
What are the
functions of the
nervous
system?
1. Receive
Information 2.
Respond to
Information 3.
Maintain Homeostasis
What is a
neuron?
a specialized cell
of the nervous
system that sends
and receives
information
What are
impulses?
Messages that
are transmitted
from neuron to
neuron
What is
stimulus?
the change or
signal in the
environment that
can make an
organism react
Another
name for a
nerve cell
neuron
What is a a reaction
response or reflex