Nervous System Test Review

Nervous System Review p.1

Collect InformationAnalyze InformationInitiate Response

Central Nervous SystemPeripheral Nervous System

BrainSpinal Cord

Nervous System Review p.1

Control center of the nervous system

Controls right side of body

Branch out from spinal cord

Controls the left side of the body

Involuntary response to stimuli

Changes in the environment

Blinking and sneezing

Choosing to do an action

Fight or flightRest and digest

Nervous System Review p.1

BrainBrain Stem

Spinal Cord

NervesCerebellum

Cerebrum

Brain Stem

Nervous System Review p.2Carries impulse along nerve cell.

The “brain” of the neuron, contains DNA

First part of neuron to receive impulse

Part of the nerve cell that contains the nucleus

Carries messages to the brain

Carries information within the brain

Carries messages away from the brain

Dendrite

Cell Body

Nucleus

Myelin Sheath

Axon

Axon Terminal

Synapse

Nervous System Review p.2

Sensory

InterMotor

Nervous System Review p.3

Cerebellum Controls -

Cerebrum Controls -

Brain Stem -

Balance and posture.

Breathing and heart beat

Thinking and senses

Nervous System Review p.3

Alzheimer’s Disease

Multiple Sclerosis

Stroke

Cerebral Palsy

Parkinson’s Disease

Impaired memory, thinking and behavior

Caused by destruction of myelin sheath

Brain attack, brain cells die

A lack of oxygen while a baby is being born

Tremors/ shaking of the limbs

Extra credit

• There will be 4 extra credit questions on the test. Each question is worth 2 pts each. You MUST answer these questions. If you get them right they count toward your grade. If you get them wrong they do not count against you. The questions are based on information that we covered in class.