Nervous System

Which cell relays messages from one tissue to another?

• Red Blood Cell-RBC

• White Blood Cell-WBC

• Neuron

• Tissue

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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The brain has 3 major sections that send and receive signals to control all the activities that keep a person functioning efficiently. Which major section controls breathing and heart beat?

• cerebellum

• cerebrum

• brain stem

• cortex

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What are the three (3) main parts of the nervous system?

• cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla
• cochlea, nerves, vestibule
• brain, spinal cord, nerves

bundle of wire-like nerves threaded through the backbones, through which electrical messages travel between the brain and body.

• neurons
• spinal cord
• spaghetti
• brain

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What does the cerebrum control?

• controls thoughts and voluntary actions
• controls vital and involuntary actions 
• controls balance
• controls the uvula

What is the part highlighted in red?

• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain Stem
• Diencephalon

Wrinkled part of the brain's surface where the body processes information

• Brain stem
• Cerebral Cortex
• Corpus Callosum
• Cerebellum

Dendrites are part of a neuron that carries electrical signals _______ the cell body.

• to

• away

• in between

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Axons are part of a neuron that send electrical signals ________ the cell body

• to

• away from

• in between

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