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•__________________________ are nerve cells, specialized cells that transmit information throughout
the body
Structure of a Neuron
•An __________________________is a long extension that conducts nerve impulses. The axon carries
the nerve impulse ‘away’ from the neuron.
Structure of a Neuron
•__________________________
•__________________________
•The CNS is the control center of the body.
•The CNS interprets and responds to information from the environment and from within the body.
Name ___________________________ Date _____
Peripheral Nervous System
•Contains sensory neurons and motor neurons.
•__________________________________________send information from sense organs, such as the skin
to the CNS.
•__________________________________________send commands from the CNS to muscles and other
organs.
•__________________________
•Two divisions
–__________________________– fight-or-flight responses
–__________________________– body at rest
Name ___________________________ Date _____
Somatic Nervous System
The Brain