nervous system

Question 1

two parts of of the nervous system

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the central and the peripheral nervous

Question 2

central composed of

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brain and spinal cord

Question 3

what is the central nervous system

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centeral commmand center where all communication and actions occur in the body

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the peripheral is composed of

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nerves that branch off from the spinal cord and innervate the body this system by the brain to targeted locations

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nervous syttems is resposible for

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for sending signals from the brain to the body

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sturcture of the neuron

Answer 6

cell body, dendrite, axon

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cell body

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contains the nucleus and organelles

Question 8

dendrite

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short, branch link extesions that generate electrical impulses

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axon

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long extension that transmits signals to other neuron

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end of axom

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kind of termial buttons which release neurotransmitters called axon terminal

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myelin sheath

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white substance that covers the axon and helps increase the speed of the nerve impulses

Question 12

synapse

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is the space between the terminal buttons of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron

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function of neuron

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sensory(afferent), motor(efferent)

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sensory neurons

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send messages to the central nervous system

Question 15

motor

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send messages to our musels

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motor autonomic

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autonomic involuntary such as heart rate

Question 17

motor somatic

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motor somatic voluntary like moving your limbs