Nervous System Test

What is the largest part of the brain?

• Hypothalamus

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Brain Stem

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

• brain stem

• axon

• dendrite

• neuron

Connects the brain to the spinal cord.

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• midbrain

Bundle of nerves that begins at the brain stem and continues down the center of the back.

• axon

• nerve fiber

• spinal cord

• brain stem

Part of brain that coordinates muscle movements.

• brain stem

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• spinal cord

What is the function of the nervous system

• pumps blood

• provide support to muscles

• communicate with and react to the environment

• provides oxygen to all the cells in the body

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What are the two main parts of the central nervous system?

• brain and spinal cord

• patella and phalanges

• heart and lungs

• stomach and pancreas

Which part of the body is the "control center"?

• brain

• spinal cord

• nerve endings

• vertebrae

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Which system is responsible for the overall control of all the internal processes that occur in the body?

• muscular system

• nervous system

• digestive system

• skeletal system

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Which 2 body systems interact and initiate movement?

• muscular and nervous system

• skeletal and muscular system

• respiratory and nervous system

• circulatory and nervous system