Nervous System Introduction

Question 1

What is a Neuron?

Answer 1

specialized nervous system cells that can conduct electrical signals and pass information rapidly through the body

Question 1

What Does the Nervous system comprise of?

Answer 1

The Brain and Spinal Cord, and Nerves throughout the body

Question 2

What is the Nervous system divided into?

Answer 2

The central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), and Peripheral nervous system (nerves)

Question 3

what is the central nervous system?

Answer 3

functions as the body’s information and processing control center

Question 4

what is the peripheral nervous system?

Answer 4

passes information between central nervous system and rest of the body

Question 5

what is the nervous system functions?

Answer 5

coordinate the actions of skeletal muscles and internal organs, receiving and processing sensory information from the environment and controls blood vessel dilation and gland secretion

Question 6

what are the special sensory organs ?

Answer 6

nasal cavity, tongue, eyes, ears