Nervous System

What is the main function of the nervous system?

• clean waste from the cells
• absorb nutrients for energy
• deliver messages to the brain

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What are the three (3) main parts of the nervous system?

• cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla
• cochlea, nerves, vestibule
• brain, spinal cord, nerves

The bony structure that protects the brain.

• Back bone 
• Teeth 
• Skull
• Helmet 

What type of cell gathers and carries information?

• Nerve Ending

• Sense Organ

• Sensory Cell

• Neuron

bundle of wire-like nerves threaded through the backbones, through which electrical messages travel between the brain and body.

• neurons
• spinal cord
• spaghetti
• brain

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What is the job of the spinal cord?

• To protect your muscles
• To communicate from your brain to the rest of your body
• To open and close your lungs.

The nervous system controls:

• only the heart
• all body systems and the whole entire body
• the digestive system
• the brain

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What is the part highlighted in red?

• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain Stem
• Diencephalon

Identify the lobe of the brain that is highlighted.  

• frontal
• temporal
• occipital
• parietal

Identify the lobe of the brain

• frontal
• temporal
• occipital
• parietal