Nervous System

Question 1

What makes up the nervous system

Answer 1

Brain and spine

Question 2

Somatic nervous system

Answer 2

Part of peripheral nervous system

Voluntary control of body movements

Question 3

Peripheral nervous system

Answer 3

Link central nervous system to organs and limbs

Question 4

Reflex

Answer 4

Automatic reaction to stimuli
SRSSMER

Stimulus
Receptor 
Sensory neuron
Spinal cord
Motor neuron
Effector 
Response

Question 5

Concious

Answer 5

Brain makes considered response
SRSCMER

Stimulus
Receptor
Sensory neuron
Coordinator
Motor
Effector
Response

Question 6

Parkinson’s

Answer 6

Low levels of dopamine

Question 7

Dopamine

Answer 7

Sends signals to nerve cells

Question 8

Seratonin

Answer 8

Wellbeing and happiness

Question 9

Melatonin

Answer 9

Released by pineal gland

Regulates sleep and wakefulness

Question 10

Dendrites

Answer 10

Receivers

Question 11

Axon

Answer 11

Pathways

Question 12

Axon branches

Answer 12

Passers on information

Question 13

Alzheimer’s

Answer 13

Shrinking of neurons in cerebellum

Memory loss, emotional disturbance, inability to self function, death

Question 14

Parkinson’s

Answer 14

Doesn’t produce enough neurotransmitters

For messages from brain to muscle

Question 15

Epilepsy

Answer 15

Abnormal transmission of messages between neuron and brain

Question 16

Paralysis

Answer 16

Loss of sensation and movement due to damaged spinal cord or brain

Question 17

Sensory neuron

Answer 17

Carries impulses from receptors

From skin to CNS

Question 18

Relay neuron

Answer 18

Carries impulses from sensory nerves to motor nerves

Question 19

Motor neuron

Answer 19

Carries impulses from CNS to effector