Body System

This part of the brain helps with balance and coordination by controlling how the muscles work together.

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Brain stem

This part of the brain is the center of conscious thought. It controls our voluntary muscle movements like running and talking as well as our senses (hearing and tasting).

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Brain stem

Several important involuntary functions, such as breathing and heartbeat, digestion, and sleep are controlled by the

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Brain stem

A nerve cell is called a

• Cardiac cell

• Neuron

• Nucleus

Axons carry messages ________ from the cell body.

• Towards

• Away

All nerves have the same job. For example, they all carry messages to the brain.

• True

• False

The nervous system is composed of the ____, ____, and ____.

What is true about nerves?

• Nerves all have the same job - to send messages TO the brain and spinal cord.

• Nerves all have the same job - to send messages AWAY the brain and spinal cord.

• Nerves all have different jobs -some only send messages TO the brain and spinal cord with other only send messages AWAY from the brain and spinal cord.

The brainstem or medulla is the part of the brain that controls

• involuntary processes like breathing, heart rate, digestion, and sleep

• processes memories and stores them long term.

• our short term memories

This is part of our central nervous system and is the "control center" of the body. It controls body functions.

• Brain

• Spinal Cord

• Neurons