Unit 1 - Brain (Nervous System & Neurons)

Question 1

Nervous System

Answer 1

Made 2 Parts - Central and Peripheral NS

Question 2

Central Nervous System

Answer 2

Made up of Brain and Spinal Cord (Connects brain and Peripheral NS)

Question 3

Peripheral Nervous System

Answer 3

Autonomic NS (Divisions) and Somatic NS (Systems)

Question 4

Sympathetic (Division)

Answer 4

Part of Autonomic NS

Question 5

Parasympathetic (Division)

Answer 5

Part of Autonomic NS

Question 6

Sensory (System)

Answer 6

Part of Somatic NS

Question 7

Motor (System)

Answer 7

Part of Somatic NS

Question 8

Neuron

Answer 8

Basic building block of nervous system

Question 9

Parts of Neuron

Answer 9

Cell Body (Soma), Dendrites, Axon, Axon Terminal, Myelin

Question 10

2 Types of Neurons

Answer 10

Motor Neuron and Sensory Neuron

Question 11

How do neurons communicate?

Answer 11

Electrical and Chemical

Question 12

Synapse

Answer 12

Where nerve impulses convert to neurotransmitters. Electrical signals converted to chemical neurotransmitters to cross the gap between cells