anatomy nervous system quiz

basic cell of the nervous system

neuron

aka soma; includes nucleus

cell body

sends information from the neurons to the dendtrites of other neurons vis axon terminals

axon

receive info from others neurons

dendtires

what are the nervous system functions

• sensation

• integration

• response

recive and transport sensory information

sensory neurons

most common type of neuron; found only in brain and spinal cord; complete electrical circuts

interneurons

recive and transmit information related to voluntary and involuntary movement

motorneurons

includes brain and spinal cord

central nervous system

everything else; includes afferent and efferent systems

peripheral nervous system

sensory neurons send info from receptors to brain and spinal cord

afferent peripheral system

motor neurons send info from brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands

efferent peripheral system

conducts impulses from brain and spinal cord to skeletal muscle

somatic nervous system

conducts impulses from brain and spinal cord to smooth muscle

autonomic nervous system

speeds up activity and expends energy

sympathetic division

digestion and urination

parasympathetic

evaluating sense information ( touch, pain, taste, and temperature)

parietal lobe

emotion regulation, reason and judgement, exectutive functioning

frontal lobe

hearing, memory, and processing emotions

temporal lobe

vision and color perception

occipital lobe

balance and cordination; maintaining posture

cerebellum

controllling heart rate, breathing, and dialation of blood vessels

medulla oblongata