1.2 Organization of the Human Nervous System

Question 1

sensory neurons (afferent neurons)

Answer 1

transmit sensory information to the spinal cord and brain

Question 2

motor neurons (efferent neurons)

Answer 2

transmit motor information from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands

Question 3

interneurons

Answer 3

found between other neurons and are located in the brain and spinal cord. linked to reflexive behavior

Question 4

neutral circuits

Answer 4

reflex arcs control this type of behavior

Question 5

central nervous system (cns)

Answer 5

brain and spinal cord

Question 6

peripheral nervous system (pns)

Answer 6

nerve tissue and fibers outside the the brain and spinal cord

Question 7

somatic nervous system

Answer 7

sensory and motor neurons distributed throughout the skin, joints, and muscles

Question 8

sensory neurons

Answer 8

transmit information through afferent fibers

Question 9

motor implulses

Answer 9

transmit motor information through efferent fibers

Question 10

autonnomic nervous system

Answer 10

regulates heartbeat, respiration, digestion, and glandular secretions