Nervous System

What is the function of a nerve?

• To transport needed food around the body

• To control body movement for reflexes.

• To carry messages (impulses) to and form the Central Nervous System

• All of the above

The Central Nervous system includes what two organs?

• Brain and Nerves

• Brain and Spinal Cord

• Spinal cord and Nerves

• Nerves and Neurons

The column of tissue connecting the brain to nerves is...

• spinal cord

• central nervous system

• peripheral nervous system

• All of the above

What type of cell gathers and carries information?

• Nerve Ending

• Sense Organ

• Sensory Cell

• Nerve Cell

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

• cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla

• cochlea, nerves, vestibule

• brain, spinal cord, nerves

• dendrite, axon, soma

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

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What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

• Central and Lower nervous systems

• Central and Peripheral nervous systems

• Lower and Cerebral nervous systems

• Central and Muscular nervous systems

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

• Blood

• Spinal Cord

• Atrium

• Ventricle

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What part of the brain is number 1?

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Medulla

• Gray matter