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Name ___________________________ Date _____

The Nervous System

Neurons Conduct Electrical Signals

•__________________________ are nerve cells, specialized cells that transmit information throughout
the body

Structure of a Neuron

•__________________________are the ‘antennae’ of the neuron. Dendrites receive information from


other cells.

•An __________________________is a long extension that conducts nerve impulses. The axon carries
the nerve impulse ‘away’ from the neuron.

•__________________________are bundles of neurons.

Structure of a Neuron

Some Neurons are Insulated

•Many neurons have a fatty outer layer called a ____________________________________________.


•The myelin sheath causes nerve impulses to ________________________________________________
down the axon.

•The myelin sheath is interrupted at intervals called _________________________________________.


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Action Potential

•A nerve impulse is also called an ____________________________________________________.


•An action potential involves a change in the ______________________________________________
and involves the movement of sodium and potassium ions.

Neurons Use Neurotransmitters to Communicate

•Nerve impulses must be transmitted across gaps called __________________________.


•_________________________________are signal molecules that transmit nerve impulses across
synapses.

Central Nervous System

•__________________________
•__________________________
•The CNS is the control center of the body.
•The CNS interprets and responds to information from the environment and from within the body.
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Peripheral Nervous System
•Contains sensory neurons and motor neurons.
•__________________________________________send information from sense organs, such as the skin
to the CNS.
•__________________________________________send commands from the CNS to muscles and other
organs.

Peripheral Nervous System

•The PNS is subdivided into the __________________________nervous system and the


__________________________nervous system.

Autonomic Nervous System

•__________________________
•Two divisions
–__________________________– fight-or-flight responses
–__________________________– body at rest
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Somatic Nervous System

•Cranial and spinal nerves


•__________________________– automatic responses to stimuli

The Brain

•__________________________is the body’s main processing center.


•The brain has __________________________lobes:
–Frontal
–Parietal
–Occipital
–Temporal
Sensory Receptors

•________________________________________________detect stimuli and then transmit impulses


that can be interpreted by the brain.
Types of Sensory Receptors

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