Nervous system

The nervous system_________

• receives information about what is going on in your body as well as what is going on around you. 
• tells your body how to react to the information it receives. 
• helps your body maintain homeostasis. 
• all of the above.

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The nervous system lets your body know what is going on around you and______________

• changes what is bad for your body.
• maintains the conditions inside your body such as your temperature. 

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Name the two major parts of the central nervous system.

• The brain and the skull. 
• The brain and the body.
• The spinal cord and the brain.
• The spinal cord and the body. 

What is "homeostasis"?

• The body's ability to react to a stimuli. 
• The body's ability to keep everything inside it in balance. 

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the central nervous system______________

• is the control center of the body. 
• the main body system. 

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The brain is made up of three major parts. What are they?

• The occipital lobe, the parietal lobe, and the frontal lobe. 
• The spinal cord, the cerebrum, and the cerebellum. 
• The brain stem, the cerebrum, and the cerebellum. 

Which part of the brain controls all involuntary actions?

• brain stem
• cerebrum
• cerebellum

Which part of the brain coordinates the actions of muscles and helps you maintain balance?

• brain stem
• cerebrum
• cerebellum

which part of the brain carries out mental processes such as learning and remembering?

• brain stem
• cerebrum
• cerebellum

What is an example of your body maintaining homeostasis? 

• Your internal body temperature is 98.6^o.
• The hair growing on your head. 
• Your fingernails and toenails breaking when they get too long. 

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