Health
the removal of water
L.G intentines
cells that produce myelin - they are located within the myelin sheath.
Schwann's cells
What is the somatic system
a part of your nervous system that deals with actions that you control
Digestion includes the process of ______ and _________
absorption and excretion
the long extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the body of the cell.
axon
the hair-like ends of the axon
axon terminals
Carries nutrients to all parts of your body
blood
What are the two parts that the Central Nervous System (CNS) includes;
brain and spinal cord
Mechanical does what
break down
the cell body of the neuron; it contains the nucleus (also called the soma)
cell body
coordination and balance
cerebellum
thinking, memory, senses, feelings, intelligence
cerebrum
substance that leaves the body
chyme
- the branching structure of a neuron that receives messages (attached to the cell body)
dendrites
What's the first long intenstine
derodem
But in order to use food, they have to break it down in a process called _______
digestion
occipital includes
eyesight
All animals need to eat _______ to get ______ to live.
food energy
Temporal includes
hearing taste smell
homostatis
hypothalamus
Next, the remaining food goes into the _______ where the ______ are absorbed.
large intestine liquids
Organ that helps body break down fat
liver
The ______ helps by producing some digestive juices called bile.
liver
Two kinds of digestion
mechanical & chemical
heart beat & things you can't control
medulla
chemical does what
melts
food is chewed
mouth
In humans, the process of digestion begins in the ____ where food is ____ into small pieces by the teeth.
mouth chewed
the fatty substance that surrounds and protects some nerve fibers
myelin sheath
one of the many gaps in the myelin sheath - this is where the action potential occurs during saltatory conduction along the axon
node of Ranvier
the organelle in the cell body of the neuron that contains the genetic material of the cell
nucleus
breathing
pons
what is feces
poop
Absorption of soluble food into the blood
s.m intestines
Three kinds of Neurons
sensory, motor, connecting
After spending some time in the stomach, the food is send into the _______ where nutrients are ____.
small intestine absorbed
where nutrients are absorbed
small intestines
The frontal lobe includes
speech reasoning memory personality
Food mixed with acid
stomach
The food travels down the esophagus and into the _____. Once in the stomach the food is mixed with the _____ and crushed some more,
stomach acid
The saliva makes the food slippery so that it is easier to ________. It also helps to break down the food. Once the food is swallowed, it passes through the ________, which is like a gate that sends food into the _________.
swallow pharynx esophagus
And so, all animals have a group of connected organs called the digestive ______.
system
senses
thalmus
What is the synapse?
the gap between the neurons
what does the peripheral nervous system (PNS) include
the nerves that connect the CNS to all parts of the body
What is the main purpose of the small intestine
to absorb nutrients
The _____ helps by moving these pieces around. These pieces are covered by ______, or spit.
tongue saliva
The remaining food is called ______ and it is pushed into the _____ where it waits before leaving the body.
waste rectum
salvia is made of
water & enzymes
What are neurons
your nerve's senses