Give the correct biological term for each of the following descriptions. Write
only the term next to the question number.
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3
1.2.4
1.2.5
The part of the neuron that conducts impulses away from the cell
body
The part of the autonomic nervous system that tends to slow down
organ activity.
A disorder of the nervous system that is characterised by the
breakdown of the myelin sheath of neurons.
A group of nerve cell bodies of neurons that form a swelling outside
the spinal cord.
The part of the nervous system that is made up of cranial and spinal
nerves.
1.2.6
A collective name for the membranes that protect the brain.
1.2.7
1.2.8
1.2.9
The part of the brain that maintains muscle tone, balance and
equilibrium.
The division of the nervous system that controls involuntary actions
and has a homeostatic function.
The structure that connects the left and right hemispheres of the
brain, allowing communication between them.
1.2.10 A disorder of the central nervous system that leads to memory loss
in humans.
(10 x 1) = (10)