Nervous System

Specialized structures which carry information between your body and the central nervous system

• nerves

• neuron

• brain

• vertebrae

A nerve cell that is specialized to transfer messages in the form of fast moving electrical energy

• neuron

• brain

• medulla

• cerebellum

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Protective bones which surround and protect the spinal cord.

• vertebrae

• brain

• central nervous system

• peripheral nervous system

The largest part of your brain

• medulla

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• neuron

What type of cell gathers and carries information?

• Nerve Ending

• Sense Organ

• Sensory Cell

• Nerve Cell

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What are the three (3) main parts of the nervous system?

• cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla

• cochlea, nerves, vestibule

• brain, spinal cord, nerves

• dendrite, axon, soma

What part of the brain is number 1?

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Medulla

• Gray matter

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These three parts work together to make up the Central Nervous System. They are the ________, ______, and _______.

• Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerves

• Heart, Lungs, Brain

• Cerebrum, Cerebral Cortex, Cerebellum

• dendrite, axon, soma

The dendrites, axon and cell body are parts of what?

• synapses

• neurons

• reflexes

• impulses

Which part of the body is like a highway for sending messages?

• Blood

• Spinal Cord

• Dendrites

• Medulla