The Nervous system part 2

The system of the body that carries information to all parts of the body.

• Nervous system

• Spinal Cord

• Neuron

• Brain

A bundle of nerves that runs along the back of a vertebrate within the spinal column.

• Dendrites

• Stimulus

• Brain Stem

• Spinal cord

The part of the brain that controls balance, coordination, and unconscious muscle activities.

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Brain

• Spinal Cord

A nerve cell.

• Neuron

• Spinal cord

• Dendrite

• Brain

The main control center in an animal body; part of the central nervous system.

• Brain
• Brain Stem
• Spinal Cord
• Nervous System

Connected to spinal cord, controls heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, digestion.

• Nerves
• Brain Stem
• Dendrites
• Brain

Carry message from body to brain from the brain to body.

• Nerves
• Neuron 
• Brain
• Spinal Cord

Branch-like extensions of the neuron that receive chemical messages and carry them to the cell body.

• Dendrites
• Neurons
• Nerves
• Spinal Cord

As organisms get more complex, cells become specialized to perform specific functions in the body. What is the function for the cell shown?

• contract and shorten movement

• provide coverage and protection

• carry impulses around the body

• connects parts together

Which cell relays messages from one tissue to another?

• Red Blood Cell-RBC

• White Blood Cell-WBC

• Neuron

• Tissue