Nervous System Flashcards
What is a nerve cell called?
A Neuron
The spinal cord and brain make up the ________ nervous system
Central
What type of neurons send the message from the CNS to the skeletal muscle to tell it to contract?
A Motor neuron
What is the myelin sheath made up of?
Neuroglia
Is the autonomic nervous system voluntary or involuntary?
Involuntary
What is the name of your fight or flight division of the nervous system?
Sympathetic nervous system
What is a reflex?
A rapid, predictable sequence of involuntary actions that occur in a response to a particular stimulus
What are the 5 steps/components of a reflex?
Receptors, sensory neurons, CNS, motor neurons, effectors.
What is the lobe at the back of your cerebrum called?
Occipital
What is the lobe at the front of the cerebrum called?
Frontal
Which is the lobe responsible for hearing?
Temporal
Where would you find meninges?
Surrounding the brain
Between meninges is cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). What does CSF do?
Provide physical and chemical protection of the brain.
Name a common infection of the nervous system
Meningitis
What system in the body does the nervous system work really closely with to control and coordinate the functions of all our body systems?
Endocrine system
