Neuropsychology

4. this nervous system automatically regulates glands, internal organs and blood vessels, pupil dilation, digestion, and blood pressure
6. interprets and stores information and sends orders to muscles, glands, and organs
10. this division prepares the body to react and expend energy in times of stress
11. the brain’s ability to reorganize and change its structure and function throughout the lifespan
13. this material coats the axons
15. pathway connecting the brain and the peripheral nervous sytem
16. branch-like structures that receive messages from other neurons.
19. this nervous system is the brain and spinal cord
20. long tube-like structure that carries the neural message to other cells.

1. these are grey-fatty cells
2. this nervous system carries sensory information and controls movement of the skeletal muscles
3. an immature cell that has the potential to develop into almost any type of cell, depending on the chemical signals the receive
5. the process by which new neurons are generated
7. bundles of myelin-coated axons in the body that travel together through the body.
8. the cell body of the neuron, responsible for maintaining the life of the cell.
9. this division maintains body functions under ordinary conditions and saves energy
12. this nervous system transmits information to and from the central nervous system
14. ____ of Ranvier
17. the core of the neuronal cell
18. building block of the nervous system