Vocabulary Afferent Autonomic Nervous System Cerebral Spinal Fluid Conductivity Congenital Efferent Equilibrium Excitability Homeostasis Interneurons Ischemia Meninges Neurotransmitter Paralysis ID: 908325
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Slide1
Nervous System
vocabulary
Slide2Vocabulary
Afferent
Autonomic Nervous System
Cerebral Spinal FluidConductivityCongenitalEfferentEquilibriumExcitabilityHomeostasis
Interneurons
Ischemia
Meninges
Neurotransmitter
Paralysis
Reflex
Somatic Nervous System
Stimulus
Synapse
Slide3Stimulus
any substance or action that produces a response
Slide4Synapse
space between two neurons
Slide5Conductivity
the ability to transmit a signal
Slide6Excitability
the ability to respond to a stimulus
Slide7Ischemia
insufficient blood to a body part caused by functional constriction or actual obstruction of a blood vessel
Slide8Afferent
sensory
Slide9Cerebral Spinal Fluid
fluid contained in the brain’s ventricles, intracranial spaces, and central canal of the spinal cord
Slide10Congenital
present at birth
Slide11Somatic Nervous System
voluntary nerves
Slide12Homeostasis
the parasympathetic division operates to keep the body in this
Slide13Reflex
an involuntary action in response to a stimulus
Slide14Neurotransmitter
chemical messenger, released from the axon of one neuron, that travels to another nearby neuron
Slide15Paralysis
a loss of movement and sensation in a part of the body
Slide16Efferent
motor neurons
Slide17Meninges
three membranes that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord
Slide18Autonomic Nervous System
involuntary nerves
Slide19Equilibrium
balance
Slide20Interneurons
connecting nerves that carry messages from afferent nerves to efferent nerves
Slide21KEY
Afferent -
sensory
Autonomic Nervous System - involuntary nervesCerebral Spinal Fluid - fluid contained in the brain’s ventricles, intracranial spaces, and central canal of the spinal cord
Conductivity -
the ability to transmit a signal
Congenital -
present at birth
Efferent -
motor neurons
Equilibrium -
balance
Excitability -
the ability to respond to a stimulus
Homeostasis -
the parasympathetic division operates to keep the body in this
Slide22KEY
Interneurons -
connecting nerves that carry messages from afferent nerves to efferent nerves
Ischemia - insufficient blood to a body part caused by functional constriction or actual obstruction of a blood vessel
Meninges -
three membranes that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord
Neurotransmitter -
chemical messenger, released from the axon of one neuron, that travels to another nearby
neuron
Paralysis -
a loss of movement and sensation in a part of the body
Reflex -
an involuntary action in response to a stimulus
Somatic Nervous
System -
voluntary nerves
Stimulus -
any substance or action that produces a response
Synapse -
space between two neurons