Nervous System Vocabulary

Chapter 50-1, 2, &3

section 50-1
section 50-2
section 50-3

nervous system

axon

central nervous system

peripheral nervous system

afferent neurons

efferent neurons

cerebrum

cerebral hemispheres

corpus collosum

cerebral cortex

gray matter

brain stem

thalamus

limbic system

medulla oblongata

cerebellum

meninges

spinal cord

sensory receptor

motor neurons

interneurons

sensory division

motor division

somatic nervous system

reflexes

autonomic nervous system

sympathetic division

parasympathetic division

dendrites

axon terminal

myelin sheath

Schwann cells

nodes of Ranvier

synaptic cleft

neurotransmitters