CNS- nervous system Flashcards
spinal cord
back bone that controls the body
central nervous system (CNS)
made up od the brain and spinal cord that controls your body
nervous system
allows parts of your body to communicate using electrical signals called impulses
stimulus
anythign your body is sensative too, including changes and your surroundings.
sense organs
these have receptor cells that detect stimuli.
e.g.
- eyes
- ears
- mouth
- nose
- skin
receptor cells
detect stimuli
neurotransmission
the travelling or transmission of impulses this happens in neurones
neurons
where neurotransmission takes place
sensory neurone
carrys sensory information towards the CNS
dendrite
the branch on a sensory neurone that receives impulses from receptor cells
dendron
impulse is transmitted along the dendron
axon
after the impulse passes the dendron is moves past the axon
axon ternimals
allows impulses to be transmitted to other nuerones
myelin sheath
a aftty they that
electically insulates a neurone from neighboring neurones