chapter 2 notes, thursday-25

Question 1

command central

Answer 1

central nervous system CNS

Question 2

the brain and spinal cord can be called the

Answer 2

communication superhighway

Question 3

neural cable connecting brain to other systems

Answer 3

spinal cord

Question 4

controls reflexive movements

Answer 4

spinal cord

Question 5

if the spinal cord is severed, what happens

Answer 5

different parts of the body can be rendered useless

Question 6

this is made up of soft, jelly like bundle of nerves that are wrapped in insulating myelin

Answer 6

spinal cord

Question 7

connects the CNS to the rest of the body through sensory and motor neurons

Answer 7

peripheral nervous system

Question 8

lobe that is in the back of the brain

Answer 8

occipital lobe

Question 9

lobe that is in the front of the brain

Answer 9

frontal lobe

Question 10

twisting and stretching of axons is a

Answer 10

concussion

Question 11

concussions result in

Answer 11

swelling of brain tissue.

Question 12

how many neurons are in the brain

Answer 12

approx. 100 billion

Question 13

keeps neurons alive

Answer 13

soma

Question 14

provides structural support, nourishment, and helps form the myelin sheath and removes waste

Answer 14

glial