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?
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?