Nervous System Review

Which part of the brain connects to the spine?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• Parietal lobe

• brain stem

The Central Nervous System is made of two main parts:

• heart and brain

• Brain and Eyes

• frontal lobe and Brain

• Brain and Spinal Cord

The nervous system helps us to:

• move

• eat

• breathe

• all of the above

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Another name for a nerve cell is a:

• dendrite

• cerebellum

• neuron

• axon

Which part of a neuron RECEIVES information?

• axon

• dendrite

• cell body

• axon terminal

If I step on a nail...what type of neuron takes that signal TO the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?

• interneurons

• motor

• sensory

• receptors

What are the two major branches of the nervous system?

• central and peripheral

• peripheral and motor

• motor and sensory

• central and motor

What type of neurons send signals from the brain to other parts of the body?

• Sensory neurons

• Motor neurons

• Action neurons

• Passive neurons

What do we call a change in your surroundings that causes you to react?

• stimulus

• response

• voluntary

• involuntary

Which part of a neuron makes up white matter in your brain?

• Dendrites
• axon (wrapped in myelin sheath)
• Axon Terminals
• Dendrites, axon, and the axon terminals