Nervous System Flashcards
What is the role of nERvOuS SySTem
To pass messages ofc. It’s super fast like usian bolt fr
What makes up the Central Nervous System
Brain duh! Spinal cord and spinal nerves
Central* Nervous System is the …
Main processing centre for the WHOLE nervous system and controls all the workings in the body!
(All of em processing with their CPU’s running like cheetahs cause they got no shoes)
What makes up the Peripheral nervous system
Peripheral nerves
What’s the basic unit of nervous system
YOU GUESSED IT! IT A NEURONE
fUNCTION OF NEURONe?
To transmit info
Tell me something about it’s size
Look man like all things (cough cough) the size varies. SOme can extend down the leg measuring over 1 mtr so like.
Whats a receptor then?
Receptors are groups of cells that detect changes in the environment. Like bodyguards almost they look around at stimuli and turn it into impulses.
Where can u find receptors man?
In the sensory organs such as our ears, eyes and skin
