Nervous System Flashcards
Give the name of the three main parts of the brain and write one function of each
Cerebellum– lets us keep our balance and have muscle control
Cerebrum– let’s us think, remember, and possess consciousness
Medulla– controls heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure
What are the three parts of the nervous system
Brain
Spinal cord
Autonomic nerves
What is a stimulus
Something in which you react to
What is a reflex action
An automatic action
How many pairs of cranial nerves are there
12
How many pairs of spinal nerves are there
31
What does the autonomic system control
Involuntary body actions
What is another name for a nerve cell
Neuron
A nerve impulse is carried to the nerve cell by
Dendrites
The nerve impulses carried away from the nerve cell by
The fibers of the axon
The space between a dendrite an an axon is called a
Synapse
What is the function of the sensory nerves
Send messages to the brain
What is the function of the motor nerves
Sends messages from the brain
What part of the brain is tasting a hamburger
Cerebrum
What part of the brain is artistic ability
Cerebellum, cerebrum
What part of the brain is kicking a soccer ball
Cerebellum
What part of the brain controls the rate of breathing
Medulla
What part of brain controls tying your shoes
Cerebrum
What is the purpose of the excretory system
To remove waste from the body
What carries blood to the heart
Veins
What carries blood away from the heart
Arteries
What are the main organs that remove liquid wastes urea from blood
Kidneys
What is the ureter
A connecting tube
What does the urethra do
Releases liquid waste urine from the body
What does the bladder do
It stores liquid waste
The tubes connecting the kidneys & the bladder are called
Ureter
The main filters of waste from blood are called
Kidneys
Liquid waste is
Urine
Where liquid waste is stored
Bladder
What is liquid waste found in the bloodstream
Urea
Where liquid waste is released from the body is called
Urethra
