Activity 1: The Body's Computer

The bundle of nerves that relay the information from the body to and from the brain

is called the _______ __________.

• dirt road

• rocky road

• water slide

• spinal cord

The nervous system is the control system of the body; it directs response to internal and external information

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the organ in the body that controls functions, movements, sensations, and thoughts?

Located in back of the skull this is the part of the brain associated with movement and balance.

• Brain Stem

• Cerebellum

• Frontal Lobe

• Temporal Lobe

This part of the brain is responsible for personality, feelings, attention, creativity, problem-solving, sense of smell

• Brain Stem

• Cerebellum

• Frontal Lobe

• Temporal Lobe

The central nervous system is made up of

the _____ and ______ ________.

• brain

  stomach

• heart

  brain

• spinal cord

  circulatory system

• brain

  spinal cord

TRUE or FALSE: The brain is made up of 12 lobes.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What are the nerve cells responsible for sending electrical signals(messages) called?

• telephone

• lightning

• neutral

• neuron

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Your brain controls your entire body. What can the brain can be thought of?

• A Lamborghini

• a central computer

• i phone

• rotten tomato

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The____________ is the largest part of the brain; involved in thoughts, feelings and movement.

• spinal cord

• frontal lobe

• cerebellum

• cerebrum