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- 1. Multiple Choice
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
- 2. Multiple Choice
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
- 3. Multiple Choice
What TWO parts of the nervous system make up the central nervous system?
Brain
Sensory organs
Spinal Cord
Nerves
- 4. Multiple Choice
What are the TWO parts of the peripheral (outer) nervous system?
Brain
Sensory Organs
Spinal Cord
Nerves
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does the autonomic nervous system control?
All voluntary actions
All involuntary actions
- 6. Multiple Choice
What are the three parts of the nervous system?
brain, spinal cord, nerves
brain, lungs, spinal cord
heart, brain, nerves
brain, nerves, neurons
- 7. Multiple Choice
A nerve cell is called a:
neutron
nerve
neuron
synapse
- 8. Multiple Choice
Dendrites are part of a neuron that carries electrical signals _______ the cell body.
to
away
in between
- 9. Multiple Choice
Axons are part of a neuron that send electrical signals ________ the cell body
to
away from
in between
- 10. Multiple Choice
True or False: the cell body of a neuron has a nucleus.
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
The space between an axon of a neuron that is communicating with a dendrite of another neuron is called a ________________.
Neuron
Brain message
Stimulus
Synapse
- 12. Multiple Choice
Senses recognize ____________ which are recognized by the brain and results in a response.
Synapses
Brain messages
Stimuli (plural of stimulus)
Cerebrums
- 13. Multiple Choice
The cerebellum is labeled as #...
1
2
3
- 14. Multiple Choice
The brain stem/medulla is labeled as #...
1
2
3
- 15. Multiple Choice
#1 is pointing to the...
cerebrum
cerebellum
medulla
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which part of the brain controls involuntary movements such as digestion and your heartbeat?
cerebrum
cerebellum
medulla/spinal cord
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which part of the brain controls senses, thinking, and memory?
cerebrum
cerebellum
medulla
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
cerebrum
cerebellum
medulla
- 19. Multiple Choice
When the spinal cord responds in an emergency to a stimulus before the brain, this is called a...
response
synapse
cerebral response
reflex
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a sense?
hearing
nose
smell
touch
- 21. Multiple Choice
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
- 22. Multiple Choice
Someone who is "right-brained" is considered to be more...
logical
creative
- 23. Multiple Choice
Someone who is "left-brained" is considered to be more....
logical
creative
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