Nerves Flashcards
1
Q
What does the peripheral nervous system consit of?
A
All the nerves attached to the spine
2
Q
What do sensory nerves do?
A
They bring messages to the brain and spine
3
Q
What do motor nerves do?
A
They take messages away from the CNS usually from a muscle
4
Q
Where is the cell body in a motor nerve?
A
Inside the top part of the nerve covered by dendrites
5
Q
What are dendrites?
A
They are where messages enter the nerve
6
Q
What is the axon?
A
The long fibre that electrified impulses travel along
7
Q
What is myelin?
A
Fatty coating on the nerve that speeds up the messages
8
Q
What are the knobs?
A
The end of the nerve
9
Q
What does the central nervous system consit of?
A
The brain and spine
10
Q
What is the synapse?
A
The gap between two nerves
