Nervous System and the Brain

The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.

• heart, brain, kidneys
• lungs, liver, stomach
• brain, spinal cord, nerves
• eyes, pancreas, veins

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What does the cerebrum do?

• controls thoughts, interprets information from senses

• controls breathing and heart rate

• controls balance

• relays sensory information to the correct parts of the brain

Which part of the brain controls functions essential to life such as breathing and heart rate?

• Thalamus

• Frontal Lobe

• Brain Stem

• Cerebellum

What is the part highlighted in red?

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Brain Stem

• Hypothalamus

This part of the neuron receives chemical messages from the neurotransmitters of other neurons. It is labeled A in the diagram.

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Axon Terminal

• Cell Body

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The long part of a neuron that sends information to receiving neurons. Labelled D in diagram.

• Synapse

• Axon

• Myelin

• Dendrite

Which part of the brain controls your blood pressure and heart rate?

• brain stem

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• adrenal gland

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What is the gap between two neurons called?

• Impulse

• Synapse

• CNS

• Inter neuron

Controls automatic functions like breathing, heart rate, body temperature, wake and sleep cycles, etc.

• cerebrum
• cerebellum
• basal ganglia
• brainstem

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In which direction does a signal travel inside a neuron?

• From dendrite to axon

• From axon to axon

• From axon to dendrite

• From cell body to dendrite