nervous system Flashcards
synapse
The places where neurons connect and communicate with each other
nerve impulse
an electrical signal that travels along a nerve fiber
Axon
threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body
motor neuron
motor neurons are neuron calls located in the central nerv system
response
a reaction
nerve
a whitish fiber or bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sesation to the brain
stimulus
a thing or event that evokes specific functional reactions in an organ (swatting a fly)
dendrite
A threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulse.
inner neuron
A neuron that carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another
Sensory neuron
Sensory neurons are activated by sensory input from the environment
neuron
a cell that carries info throgh the neurons system
thinking
frontal
seeing
occipital
cerebrum
movement, temp
emotions
temporal
