Nervous System

nerves that originate in the brain.

• Cranial nerves

• Spinal nerves

• Vagus nerve

• Peripheral nerves

nerves that originate in the spinal cord.

• Central Nervous System

• Spinal Nerves

• Cranial Nerves

• Boca

The nervous system is made of these three parts:

• Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerves

• Brain,Tendons, and Ligaments

• Brain, Heart and Lungs

• Spinal Cord, Vertebrae and nerves

Which is controlled by conscious thought?

• voluntary actions

• breathing

• heart rate

• digestion

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

• brain stem

• axon

• dendrite

• neuron

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Connects the brain to the spinal cord.

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• midbrain

A long bundle of nerves that begins at the brain stem and continues down the center of the back.

• axon

• nerve fiber

• spinal cord

• brain stem

The largest part of your brain is the

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• spinal cord

What part of your brain controls breathing?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• spinal cord

What part of your brain controls balance?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• spinal cord