Nervous System (Module 10)

Question 1

Nerves

Answer 1

Neural “cables”

Question 2

Nervous system

Answer 2

The body’s speedy, electrochemical communication system.

Question 3

Central Nervous System (CNS)

Answer 3

The brain and spinal cord.

Question 4

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Answer 4

Connects the central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of the body.

Question 5

Sensory Neurons (Afferent)

Answer 5

Carry incoming information from the sense receptors to the CNS.

Question 6

Motor Neurons (Efferent)

Answer 6

Carry from the CNS muscles to muscles and glands.

Question 7

Interneurons

Answer 7

Carry information between other neurons only found in the brain and spinal cord (CNS).

Question 8

Reflexes

Answer 8

Automatic, inborn response to a sensory stimulus (spinal cord-interneurons).

Question 9

Neural Networks

Answer 9

With experience, networks can learn, as feedback strengthens or inhibits connections that produce certain results.

Question 10

Somatic Nervous System

Answer 10

Body’s skeletal muscles.

Question 11

Autonomic Nervous System

Answer 11

Glands and the muscles of the internal organs.

Question 12

Sympathetic Nervous System (Fight or Flight)

Answer 12

Arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations.

Question 13

Parasympathetic Nervous System (Rest and Digest)

Answer 13

Calms the body, preserving its energy.