Nervous System

Which of the following is a function of the nervous system?

• Receives information about what is happening inside and outside of your body

• Directs how your body should respond

• Helps maintain homeostasis

• All of the above

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The central nervous system is made up of the

• brain

• spinal cord

• peripheral nerves

The peripheral nervous system is made up of the

• brain

• spinal cord

• peripheral nerves

The part of the brain that interprets input from the senses and controls movement is the

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

The part of the brain that coordinates movement and helps with balance is the

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

The part of the brain that controls the body's involuntary actions is the

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

The nervous system works by

• converting a stimulus (input) into an electrical signal

• processing information in the brain

• sending a signal to muscles or glands to respond

• all of the above

Information that is received from the body's environment is ________________.

• sent to the brain to be processed

• ignored because the brain is too busy

• called a response

When your body goes into "fight or flight" mode, your nervous system signals _________.

• heart rate to increase

• blood flow to the muscles to increase

• breathing rate to increase

• all of the above

A single nerve cell is called a

• axon

• dendrite

• neuron

• wire cell