Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

Protective bones which surround and protect the spinal cord.

• vertebrae

• brain

• central nervous system

• peripheral nervous system

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

• nerves

• neuron

• brain

• vertebrae

Consists of your brain and spinal cord

• medulla

• cerebrum

• central nervous system

• peripheral nervous system

bundle of wire-like nerves threaded through the backbones, through which electrical messages travel between the brain and body.

• neurons

• spinal cord

• spaghetti

• brain

a body system that controls and coordinates all body activities through electric impulses/messages between brain, spinal cord and nerves.

• endocrine system 

• nervous system

• nerve

• neuron

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What is the job of the spinal cord?

• To protect your muscles

• To communicate from your brain to the rest of your body

• To open and close your lungs.

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

• cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla

• cochlea, nerves, vestibule

• brain, spinal cord, nerves

In the nervous system, touch messages go from sensory nerves to ______________ and then the brain.

• motor nerves

• brain

• eyes

• spinal cord

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This type of cell takes information around your body to and from the brain.

• nerve

• blood

• fat

• skin

Which part of the nervous system is primarily responsible for transmitting signals between the brain and the rest of the body?

• Spinal cord

• Cerebellum

• Medulla oblongata

• Cerebrum