A&P Central Nervous System questions with correct answers

brain and spinal cord Answer what is the CNS made of? 1. Communication and coordination 2. intellect and reasoning Answer What are two functions of the CNS? 1. it receives the message from stimuli all over the body 2. the brain interprets the message--it responds to the message--and carries out that activity Answer the communication and coordination system does what? nerve cell Answer its specially constructed to carry out its function--transmitting a message from one cell to another neuron Answer what is another name for nerve cell? 1. cell body 2. dendrites 3. axon Answer what 3 things is the nerve cell made up of? cell body Answer processes information dendrites Answer these carry out impulses toward the cell body-- there can be several dendrites