Nervous System Organization and Functions

Protects the axon and speeds up transmission of information

Communicate messages from the CNS to muscles for movement.

Carry stimuli from the outside world into the CNS.

<p>Carry information between motor and sensory neurons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dendrites receive a message, transmit it via action potential, release neurotransmitters, which are absorbed by receptor sites on the post-synaptic neuron triggering a new action potential.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Voluntary control of skeletal muscle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Motor neurons convey signals from the central nervous system to muscles, resulting in voluntary muscle contractions and movements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dendrites receive messages from other cells. They are responsible for first receiving the message from other neurons and transmitting the message to the soma.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Involuntary control of glands, and smooth and cardiac muscle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sympathetic is responsible for 'fight or flight' response, while parasympathetic is responsible for 'rest and digest' response.</p> Signup and view all the answers