Set 14A (Science 6)

sends the electrical impulse on to the next neuron

• axon

• central nervous system

• dendrite

• neuron

• spinal cord

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

receives the electrical impulse from another neuron

• axon

• central nervous system

• dendrite

• neuron

• spinal cord

the gap between neurons over which impulses cross

• axon

• central nervous system

• synapse

• neuron

• spinal cord

a nerve cell

• axon

• central nervous system

• synapse

• neuron

• spinal cord

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

the main pathway of information that connects the brain to the rest of the body

• axon

• central nervous system

• synapse

• neuron

• spinal cord

consists of neurons all over the body; communicates about what goes on in and around the body

• central nervous system

• peripheral nervous system

• synapse

• neuron

• spinal cord

consists of the brain and spinal cord ; makes decisions and controls the body's actions.

• central nervous system

• peripheral nervous system

• synapse

• neuron

• spinal cord

label the three main parts of the brain

a

b

c

frontal lobe

cerebellum

brain stem

cerebrum

controls skeletal muscle movements

• somatic nervous system

• autonomic nervous system

• reflexes

• 

controls involuntary activities (such as digesting food, shivering, and sweating)

• somatic nervous system

• autonomic nervous system

• reflexes

•