Nervous System Review 10/26

Question 1

Body reaction to external stimulus

Answer 1

Response

Question 2

Peripheral nervous system contains _______ _______ _______ _______ ________ ______ _______ ________ _______.

Answer 2

Nerves that extend from the brain and spinal cord

Question 3

If a motor neuron is damaged this is not likely to occur

Answer 3

Contraction of a muscle

Question 4

Stimulus

Answer 4

External environment that initiated an impulse

Question 5

Impulses

Answer 5

Cells that transmit electrochemical signals

Question 6

The medulla directly controls ________ ________.

Answer 6

Involuntary activity

Question 7

Mechanoreceptors

Answer 7

Sensory receptors located in the skin, skeletal muscle, and inner ear

Question 8

Interneurons relay impulses directly from ______ _______ _______ ______ ______ _______ _______.

Answer 8

A sensory neuron to a motor neuron

Question 9

Neurons

Answer 9

Transmits electrochemical messages

Question 10

Serves as the center for memory and reasoning

Answer 10

Cerebrum