Nervous System

What are axons?

• long nerve fibers that carry messages

• cells in the spinal cord

• short nerve cell bodies that share information with other cells

• a short, branched extension of a cell

What are receptors?

• nerve endings to detect changes outside the body

• nerve endings to detect charges inside the body

• nerve endings to detect changes inside and outside the body

• nerve endings to the body that share information with one another

How do vertebrae help the body?

• protects the spinal cord

• protects the lungs

• protects the heart

• protects the bladder

What does the left hemisphere control?

• the left side of your body

• your arms and legs

• the right side of your body

• your cells and lungs

What are the two basic functions of the nervous system?

• gathers and interprets then responds as needed

• they gather information ONLY from outside the body

• used for thinking and survival skills

What does the right hemisphere control?

• your lungs and cells

• the technical part of your brain

• your arms and legs

• the left side of your body

Where are most of the memories stored at?

• axons

• cerebrum

• dendrites

• perpheral

What system includes the spinal cord and the brain?

• digestive system

• pulmonary system

• central nervous system

• spine system

What is the brain region that helps maintain balance?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• neuron

• nerve region

The cerebrum is the brain region that has two hemispheres and stores memories

• true

• false