Unit: Biology G – Nervous System
Sample Concept Map for Nervous System Overview
cell body axon dendrites
neurotransmitters
consist of
support function of neurons
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using
communicate with one another at
synapse
made of individual sensory
functions in
motor
divided into integrative
neurons glial cells
Nervous System
central
nervous system peripheral
nervous system
consists of
divided into
spinal
cord brain
somatic autonomic
made up of (voluntary) (involuntary)
brain stem
cerebrum cerebellum diencephalon - autonomic functions (ie: breathing, heart rate)
- thought - balance - brain filter
- memory - co-ordination - maintains homeostasis
- movement
