Nervous System Vocabulary Quiz

1. The central organ of the nervous system, responsible for processing information, controlling bodily functions, and enabling thoughts and emotions

• 1. Parietal

• 1. Brain

• 1. Hippocampus

• 1. Cerebellum

1. The brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and transmitting information

• Digestive system
• Respiratory system
• Peripheral nervous system
• Central nervous system

1. The network of nerves outside the brain and spinal cord, connecting them to the rest of the body

• peripheral nervous system
• endocrine system
• circulatory system
• central nervous system

1. The long, slender part of a neuron that transmits signals away from the cell body

• dendrite
• nucleus
• synapse
• axon

1. Branch-like extensions of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons

• Synapses
• Axons
• Cell body
• Dendrites

1. A type of glial cell that produces myelin and supports nerve cells

• Erythrocyte
• Astrocyte
• Microglia
• 1. Schwann Cell

1. A fatty substance that covers and insulates nerve fibers, speeding up signal transmission

• Cholesterol
• Protein
• Carbohydrate
• Myelin

1. Gaps in the myelin sheath where nerve impulses are regenerated

• Nodes of Ranvier
• Axon

• Myelin

• Synapse

1. A rapid change in electrical potential across a nerve cell membrane, transmitting signals

• action potential
• resting potential
• motion potential
• reaction potential

1. The junction between two neurons, where information is transmitted from one to the other

• Axon
• Synapse
• Dendrite
• Neuron