Nervous System Flashcards Name: Period:

What is the function of the cerebrum?

What is the function of the cerebellum?

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

What is the function of the thalamus?

What is the function of the Hypothalamus?

What is the function of the spinal cord?

What is an action potential (impulse)?

What is the homeostasis?

What are the two main divsions of the nervous system?

What is the function of the PNS?

What is the function of the CNS?

What are the two divisions of the PNS?

What is the function of the Sensory Division?

What is the function of the Motor Division?

What are the two divisions of the Motor Division?

What is the function of the Somatic Nervous System?

What is the function of the Autonomic Nervous System?

Name the structures labeled below

What is the function of the dendrite?

What does the cell body contain?

What is the function of the axon?

What does the myelin sheath do?

What is the function of the axon terminal?

Name the 3 types of neurons & there functions

List the pathway of a message in the nervous system

What is a reflex?

What is a reflex arc?

What are the four groups of organic macromolecules found in living things?

How does an enzyme speed up a chemical reaction?

What are the functions of proteins?

If there is an increase in the concentration of enzymes available, will enzyme activity increase, decrease or stay the same?

How does pH affect enzyme activity?

How does temperature affect enzyme activity?

What are the monomers of protein?

What are the monomers of nucleic acids?

What is a product? What is a reactant?

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