Nervous System CSA 2026

Front

_____________ nerves are responsible for carrying messages from the brain and spinal cord (the CNS) to other parts of the body and causes muscles to move.

Back

Motor

Front

The nervous system primarily communicates using electrical impulses that travel from the sensory neurons to the brain, then back to the motor neurons. What are the nerves that connect those two types of neurons?

Back

interneurons

Front

The brain and the spinal cord are in the middle of the body and responsible for relaying all electrical impulses from the senses and back to the muscles. This super highway is know as the _?_

Back

central nervous system

Front

Scientists generally use three areas to describe the brain. Of those three areas, the cerebrum controls _?_

Back

thinking, learning, speaking, writing, memory, and voluntary muscle actions

Front

What is the area of the brain indicated by the arrow that controls balance and coordination by controlling how the muscles work together?

Back

cerebellum

Front

Which part of the neuron detects stimuli?

Back

Dendrites

Front

In the image below, the boy is using his sensory neurons and motor neurons. What is the stimulus that is causing a response?

Back

The boy feels thermal energy from the sun.

Front

Identify the response in this image.

Back

The cat is running from the dog.

Front

A type of nerve that detects environmental changes (a stimulus) and controls your five senses is called a _____.

Back

sensory neuron

Front

The brainstem (or medulla) is the part of the brain that controls

Back

involuntary processes like breathing, heart rate, digestion, and sleep