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A&P Central Nervous System
Updated 2026
brainMandMspinalMcordM-MAnswerMwhatMisMtheMCNSMmadeMof?



1.MCommunicationMandMcoordinationM

2.MintellectMandMreasoningM-MAnswerMWhatMareMtwoMfunctionsMofMtheMCNS?



1.MitMreceivesMtheMmessageMfromMstimuliMallMoverMtheMbody

2.MtheMbrainMinterpretsMtheMmessage--itMrespondsMtoMtheMmessage--
andMcarriesMoutMthatMactivityM-
MAnswerMtheMcommunicationMandMcoordinationMsystemMdoesMwhat?



nerveMcellM-MAnswerMitsMspeciallyMconstructedMtoMcarryMoutMitsMfunction--
transmittingMaMmessageMfromMoneMcellMtoManother



neuronM-MAnswerMwhatMisManotherMnameMforMnerveMcell?



1.McellMbody

2.Mdendrites

3.MaxonM-MAnswerMwhatM3MthingsMisMtheMnerveMcellMmadeMupMof?



cellMbodyM-MAnswerMprocessesMinformation



dendritesM-MAnswerMtheseMcarryMoutMimpulsesMtowardMtheMcellMbody--
MthereMcanMbeMseveralMdendrites



axonM-MAnswerMthisMcarriesMmessagesMawayMfromMtheMcellMbody--
thereMcanMonlyMbyMoneMaxon



myelinMsheathM-
MAnswerMthisMisMaMspecialMcoveringMonMtheMaxonMthatMspeedsMupMnerveMimpulses



neurogliaMandMneuronsM-MAnswerMwhatMareMtheMtwoMmajorMtypesMofMnerveMcells?

, neurogliaM-
MAnswerMtypeMofMcellsMthatMinsulate,Msupport,MandMprotectMtheMneurons;MoftenMrefer
redMtoMasM"nerveMglue"



neuronsM-
MAnswerMtheyMallMareMableMtoMreactMwhenMstimulatedMandMareMableMtoMpassMtheM
nerveMimpulsesMgeneratedMonMtoMotherMneurons.



irritabilityMandMconductivityM-MAnswerMwhatMareMtheMtwoMcharacteristicsMofMneurons?



irritabilityM-MAnswerMabilityMtoMreactMwhenMstimulated



conductivityM-MAnswerMabilityMtoMtransmitMaMdisturbanceMtoMdistinctMpoints



sensory,Mmotor,MandMinterneuronsM-MAnswerMwhatMareMtheM3MtypesMofMneurons?



sensoryM-MAnswerMtheyMemergeMfromMskinMorMsenseMorgans--
carryMtheMmessageMtowardMtheMspinalMcordMandMbrain



motorM-MAnswerMcarryMmessagesMfromMtheMCNSMtoMmusclesMandMglands



interneuronsM-MAnswerMcarryMimpulsesMfromMsensoryMtoMmotorMneurons



synapseM-MAnswerMspaceMbetweenMtwoMnerveMcells



synapticMcleftM-
MAnswerMwhenMmessagesMgoMfromMoneMcellMtoMtheMnext,MtheMmessageMneverMactua
llyMtouch,MtheMspaceMbetweenMthemMisMcalledMtheM_____



neurotransmittersM-MAnswerMspecialMchemicalsMatMtheMendMofMeachMaxon



CNS,MPNS,MANSM-MAnswerMwhatMareMtheM3MdivisionsMofMtheMnervousMsystem?

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