science quiz Flashcards
The ______ ______ ______ consists of the brain and spinal cord
central nervous system
The ___________ ________ ______includes the sense organs eyes ears and so on and the nerves that branch off the central nervous system….
peripheral nervous system
_________ are cells that can transfer an electrochemical impulse
neurons
_______ are short branchlike extensions that carry impulses toward the cell body
dendrites
_____ are usually much longer than dendrits and carry impulses away from the cell body.
axons
these go to sensory organs muscles skin and many other structures of the body.
nerves
A ________ ________ travels along the cell membrane of a neuron.
nerve impulse
A ______ is an immediate inborn evolunary reaction to a stimulus.
reflex
The ______ lobes the anterior portion of each hemishpere are behind your forehead
frontal
the_________ lobes are just posterior to the frontal lobes They deal with general sensations tsuch as pain pressure tempeature and touch…
parietal
The ———- lobes inferior to the parital lobes are in the area of your temples
temporal
the _ lobes are in the back of the cerebrum
occipital
the second largest par of the brain
cerebellum
The _____ _____ is below the cerebrum and in front of the cerebellum
brain stem
The ________ ______ is continous with the brain stem and extends down your back
spinal cord
