| A | B |
|---|
| A small space across which an impulse travels to move from one neuron to another. | Synapse |
| Transports messages away from the cell body | Axon |
| Central Nervous System | Brain and Spinal cord |
| Largest part of brain | Cerebrum |
| Cranial nerve X | Vagus |
| Message carried by nerve cells | Impulse |
| Controls involuntary actions | Autonomic |
| Rods and Cones | Photoreceptors |
| Cells that support, insulate, and protect neurons. | Neuroglia |
| Gaps in the myelin sheath between Schwann cells. | Nodes of Ranvier |
| Responsible for the regulation of posture and coordination of skeletal muscle movements | Cerebellum |
| Shallow grooves or furrows in the cerebral hemispheres. | Sulci |
| Inflammation of the meninges | Meningitis |
| Structure that connects the brain and spinal cord | Brain stem |
| A neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord | Sensory neuron |
| The time after a neuron fires during which a stimulus will not evoke a response | Refractory period |
| Have many dendrites and a single axon | Multipolar neurons |
| Gray matter on the surface of the brain | Cortex |
| A lobe that functions in the reception and integration of visual input | Occipital lobe |
| Absent or defective speech or language comprehension | Aphasia |
