Functions of Nervous System

Question 1

It
monitors changes, called
stimuli, occurring inside and outside the body

Answer 1

Sensory Input — gathering information

Question 2

nervous system processes and interprets sensory input and decides whether action is needed

Answer 2

integration

Question 3

a response, or effect, activate muscles or glands

Answer 3

Motor Output

Question 4

What are the 3 functions of the nervous system?

Answer 4

1. sensory input
2. integration
3. motor output

Question 5

what are the two principal cell types of nervous tissue?

Answer 5

• supporting cells ( neuroglia, glial cells, or glia)
• neurons

Question 6

this principal cell type of nervous tissue resembles neurons, unable to conduct nerve impulses and never lose the ability to divide.

Answer 6

supporting cells