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14 Cards in this Set
- Front
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The brain and spinal cord make up the
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Central nervous system
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The branches of a neuron that bring messages into the cell
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Dendrites
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Thinking takes place in the
1. cerebrum 2. cerebellum 3. hypothalamus 4. medulla |
Cerebrum
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The peripheral nervous system is made up of the
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Nerves and sense organs
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The basic units of structure and function of the nervous system are the
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Neurons
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The gap between an axon and dendrite
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Synapse
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Largest part of the brain
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Cerebrum
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Sensory neurons are connected to motor neurons by
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Interneurons
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3 major parts of a neuron
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Dendrites
Axon Cell body |
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The part of neuron that carries messages away from the central part of a neuron
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Axon
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Largest part of a neuron
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Cell body
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The part of a neuron that carries messages to the central part of the neuron
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Dendrites
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3 main parts of the brain
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Cerebrum
Cerebellum Medulla |
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3 types of neurons
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Sensory
Motor Interneurons |
