Nerve impulses can travel at speeds of 70 metres per second!
Is it true or false?
TRUE!
The brain stem controls: involuntary actions and sleeping.
Is it true or false?
TRUE!
What are the three types of neurons within the nervous system?
Sensory neuros, interneurons and motor neurons,
The brain is formed by _________.
The cerebrum, the brain stem and the cerebellum.
Do parts of our brain control different things?
Yes, they do.
Our digestive system interprets all the information we receive and tells our body what to do.
Is it true or false?
False (nervous system).
The smallest part of the nervous system is a____________.
Nerve cell (neuron).
Interneurons carry signals between the different parts of the central nervous system.
Is it true or false?
TRUE!
_________ neurons carry signals from the central nervous system to effectors.
Motor.
The nervous system is divided into ____________.
(2 parts)
Central nervous system (CNS) and Peripheral nervous system (PNS).
The skin gives us the sense of __________.
Touch.
The five human senses are: ____________________.
Sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste.
The nervous system is divided into ____________.
(2 parts)
Central nervous system (CNS) and Peripheral nervous system (PNS).
The eyes give us the sense of __________.
Sight.
The sense of ___________ is important to a human being, as without it or on the loss of it, one is not able to see.
Sight.