1. Nervous System Flashcards Name: Period:

2. What is the function of the cerebrum?

3. What is the function of the cerebellum?

4. What are the two parts of the brain stem and what is its function?

5. What is the function of the thalamus?

6. What is the function of the Hypothalamus?

7. What is the function of the spinal cord?

8. What is an action potential (impulse)?

9. What is the homeostasis?

10. What are the two main divsions of the nervous system?

11. What is the function of the PNS?

12. What is the function of the CNS?

13. What are the two divisions of the PNS?

14. What is the function of the Sensory Division?

15. What is the function of the Motor Division?

16. What are the two divisions of the Motor Division?

17. What is the function of the Somatic Nervous System?

18. What is the function of the Autonomic Nervous System?

19. Name the structures labeled below

20. What is the function of the dendrite?

21. What does the cell body contain?

22. What is the function of the axon?

23. What does the myelin sheath do?

24. What is the function of the axon terminal?

25. Name the 3 types of neurons & there functions

26. List the pathway of a message in the nervous system

27. What is a reflex?

28. What is a reflex arc?

29. *Study flow charts: levels of organization in body & organization of nervous system