Nervous System Review

What part of the brain is in charge of balance and coordinating movements?

• Cerebrum
• Frontal Lobe
• Brain Stem
• Cerebellum

What is the main control center of the body that contains the brain and spinal cord?

• Peripheral nervous system
• Central nervous system
• Autonomic nervous system
• Somatic nervous system

What part of the brain is this?

• Amygdala
• Cerebellum
• Pons
• Brain stem

What is the largest part of the brain?

• Thalamus
• Cerebellum
• Spinal Cord
• Cerebrum

Nerve cells that send information from one to another are called:

• spinal cells
• neurons
• T-cells
• blood cells

Which part of the brain controls breathing and heart rate?

• cerebellum
• cerebrum
• medulla
• neuron

Part of a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body

• neuron
• axon
• CNS
• PNS

Part of a neuron that carries impulses toward the cell body

• neuron
• axon
• CNS
• dendrite

If a person's spinal cord is damaged, which of the following would be a likely effect?

• The person may become blind
• The person may become deaf
• The person may not be able to move his/her body above the injury
• The person may not be able to move his/her body below the injury

What two things are found in the central nervous system?

• brain/spinal cord
• spinal cord/motor neurons
• motor/sensory neurons
• only brain