VOCABULARY LIST 19 - Nervous System

communication
CNS
brain
spinal cord
reflex
PNS
nerve
somatic NS
afferent
sensory
efferent
motor
autonomic NS
sympathetic
parasympathetic
neuron
dendrite
cell body
axon
glial cell
Schwann cell
myelin sheath
sensory neuron
motor neuron
interneuron
impulse
electrochemical
differentially permeable
active transport
Na+/K+ pump
electrical polarity
at rest
action potential
depolarization
repolarization
recovery
refractory
synapse
neurotransmitter
reflex arc