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