Nervous System

What is the main function of the nervous system?

• to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide

• to break down food consumed by a person for nutrients

• to control the body's activities by relaying messages

• to control the body's movements

What TWO parts of the nervous system make up the central nervous system?

• Brain

• Sensory organs

• Spinal Cord

• Nerves

A nerve cell is called a:

• neutron

• nerve

• neuron

• synapse

Senses recognize ____________ which are recognized by the brain and results in a response.

• Synapses

• Brain messages

• Stimuli (plural of stimulus)

• Cerebrums

The brain stem/medulla is labeled as #...

• 1

• 2

• 3

True or False: the right side of the brain controls the right side of your body, while the left side of the brain controls the left side of your body.

• True

• False

What structure is grey in this picture? (Hint: largest and most complex part of the brain)

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Brain Stem

• Medulla Oblongata

What is the part highlighted in red?

• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain Stem
• Diencephalon

When the spinal cord responds in an emergency to a stimulus before the brain, this is called a...

• response

• synapse

• cerebral response

• reflex

What can result from a Spinal Cord injury?

• dislocation

• paralysis

• concussion

• epilepsy