The Nervous System

What part of the brain interprets impulses from the senses?

• midbrain

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brainstem

____________ receive messages from other neurons and send them to the cell body.

• axons

• dendrites

• synapses

• hormones

Reflex responses are controlled in your

• brain stem

• spinal cord

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

The spinal cord is an extension of the

• peripheral nervous system

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• cerebrum

Which is controlled by conscious thought?

• voluntary actions

• breathing

• heart rate

• digestion

Part of neuron; carries messages away from the cell body.

• neuron

• cell body

• dendrite

• axon

Small space between neurons

• dendrite

• axon

• synapse

• cerebrum

Basic unit of the nervous system; another name for nerve cell.

• brain stem

• axon

• dendrite

• neuron

Nerves that branch out from the spinal cord and connect to rest of body.

• Central Nerves

• Peripheral Nerves

• Cerebellum

• Synapse

Connects the brain to the spinal cord.

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• midbrain