nervous system

Question 1

peripheral nervous system

Answer 1

nerves that carry signals INTO and OUT OF the central nervous system

Question 2

central nervous system

Answer 2

-system that includes brain and spinal cord
-processes info and creates a response

Question 3

action potential

Answer 3

nerve impulse

Question 4

mutation in a hormone encoding gene results in

Answer 4

altered hormone function

Question 5

hormone receptors are

Answer 5

proteins encoded into our genes

Question 6

mutation in a receptor coding gene can

Answer 6

change the shape and efficacy of the receptor

Question 7

genetic mutation can affect behavior by

Answer 7

affect morphology or physiology in ways that affect behavior (length of legs)

Question 8

regulatory genes

Answer 8

genes that tell each other when where how much to express

Question 9

central nervous where?

Answer 9

brain and spinal cord

Question 10

peripheral nervous where?

Answer 10

nerves

Question 11

sensory neurons

Answer 11

carry impulses from the sensory organs to the spinal cord and brain (peripheral)

Question 12

interneurons

Answer 12

information from sensory neurons and sends commands to motor neurons to other interneurons (central- connects two systems)

Question 13

motor neurons

Answer 13

carry impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands (peripheral)