Nervous system bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   The brain together with the spinal cord.

   Item

   CNS

2. Clue

   Everything beyond the brain and spinal cord.

   Item

   PNS

3. Clue

   The cell body from which processes extend.

   Item

   Soma

4. Clue

   The fibre connecting a neuron to its target.

   Item

   Axon

5. Clue

   Branch that receives most incoming signals.

   Item

   Dendrite

6. Clue

   Specialised area of contact between neurons.

   Item

   Synapse

7. Clue

   Lipid rich insulation, made by glial cells.

   Item

   Myelin

8. Clue

   Myelinates several axon segments in the CNS.

   Item

   Oligo

9. Clue

   Wraps a single axon segment in the periphery.

   Item

   Schwann cell

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation