Human Body

Question 1

Central nervous system

Answer 1

Part of the nervous system composed of the brain and spinal cord

Question 2

Peripheral nervous system

Answer 2

Made of sensory and motor neurons.

Question 3

Neurons

Answer 3

Nerve cells

Question 4

Nerve

Answer 4

Bundle of neurons

Question 5

Sensory neurons

Answer 5

A nerve cell in the sense organs

Question 6

Interneurons

Answer 6

A nerve cell that carries nervous impulses through the central nervous system

Question 7

Motor neurons

Answer 7

A nerve cell that causes an organ, such as a muscle or gland

Question 8

Nucleus

Answer 8

Made up of protons and neutrons

Question 9

Organelles

Answer 9

Small structure in a cell with a special function

Question 10

Cytosol

Answer 10

A fluid found inside cells

Question 11

Cell membrane

Answer 11

Structure that encloses the contents of a cell and allows the movement of some materials in and out

Question 12

Cell body

Answer 12

Contains the nucleus of a neuron

Question 13

Dendrites

Answer 13

Structure that relays information towards the cell body of a neuron

Question 14

Synapse

Answer 14

The gap between adjoining neurons across which electrical nervous impulses are sent