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All aboutthe Neuron

The MightyBrain

Nervous System

Grab BagCome to

Your Senses

Another name fora “nerve

cell.”

What is a neuron?

The part of the neuron that

brings information

to the cell body.

What is a dendrite?

The part of the neuron that

takes informationaway from the cell

body.

What is the axon?

The junction between

two neurons.

What is a synapse?

Carries nerve impulses from

neuron to neuron

What is aninterneuron?

The number of neurons

in the brain.

What is about 100

billion neurons?

The two main divisions

of the nervous system.

What are thecentral nervous

systemand the peripheralnervous system?

Area of the brain responsible for

interpreting input from the senses and

controlling movement of skeletal muscles

What is thecerebrum?

Area of the brain that controls

breathing and heartbeat.

What is thebrainstem?

The two main divisions

of the peripheral nervous system.

What are the somatic and autonomic systems?

automatic response that occurs very

rapidly & without conscious control

What is areflex?

control center of

body

What is the central nervous system?

The central nervous system

includes:1. ______2. ______

What are the brain and

spinal cord?

Bruise-like injury of the

brain

What is aconcussion?

Part of the brain responsible for

muscular coordination and

balance

What is the cerebellum?

message that neuron carries

What is a nerve

impulse?

Type of neuron that sends a nerve

impulse to a muscle or gland

What is a motor

neuron?

Three functions of the nervous

system

What is receive information, respond to

information and maintain

homeostasis?

any change or signal in

environment that can make an

organism react

What is a stimulus?

what your body does in reaction to stimulus

What is a response?

The part of the eye that surrounds the pupil &

regulates the amount of light entering the eye, and

gives the eye its color.

What is the iris?

Location of the eardrum

What is themiddle ear?

Sour, sweet, salty,

bitter and umami

What are the five

basic tastes?

Part of the ear that is responsible

for the sense of balance

What are the semicircular

canals?

layer of receptor cellsthat line the

back of the eye

What is the retina?