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Anatomy & Physiology
The Nervous System WebQuest
1. What is the CNS responsible for?
2. What is the PNS responsible for?
3. What is the autonomic nervous system composed of? Responsible for?
4. What are the 3 distinct but connected parts of the brain?
5. What is the number of synapses in a single neuron?
6. What are the general functions of the nervous system?
7. What are the sensory cells of the NS called?
8. What are dendrites? How do they function?
9. What are axons? How do they function?
10. What is the soma also known as?
11. Why can’t a neuron reproduce?
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12. What is a synaptic cleft?
13. What allows the transmission of impulses between synaptic clefts?
14. What is the junction between the axon and the dendrite called?
15. What are groups of unmyelinated nerve cells that are outside of the CNS called?
16. What are the regular intervals between nerve impulses in myelinated fibers (where nerve
impulses jump instead of pass along the nerve fiber) called?
17. Which is faster: transmission of nerve impulses in myelinated nerves or unmyelinated
nerves?
18. What do motor neurons do?
19. What are fasciles?
20. True or
False Brain size affects intelligence.
21. What are some of the conditions that may occur when there is a faulty amount of
transmissions in the neurons (too few or too many)?
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22. What is the difference between white & gray matter?
23. What is the function of neuroglial cells?
24. Name the neuroglial cells.
25. How is epilepsy a brainstorm?
26. Where in the brain do cells die in Parkinson’s patients?
27. What are the possible causes of Parkinson’s disease?
28. What is the neurotransmitter effected in Parkinson’s patients?
29. What are two treatments for Parkinson’s patients?
30. When does action potential occur?
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