The Nervous System
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. brain
A. A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses (plural)
2. central
B. A connection allowing access between persons or places
3. spinal cord
C. A relation of constraint of one entity by another
4. control
D. A major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to
5. signals
E. A workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be
6. cerebrum
F. Anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres
7. nerves
G. Any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message (plural)
8. cerebellum
H. Any bundle of ___ fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body (plural)
9. receptors
I. That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
10. brain stem
J. A major division of the vertebrate brain
11. communication
K. Electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer
12. neurons
L. The part of the ___ continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons
13. peripheral
M. A cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent (plural)