The Nervous System

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

• Dendrites

• Stimulus

• Brain Stem

• 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

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

• Dendrites

• Neurons

• Nerves

• Spinal Cord

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

• cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla

• cochlea, nerves, vestibule

• brain, spinal cord, nerves

What is the main function of the nervous system?

• clean waste from the cells
• absorb nutrients for energy
• deliver messages to the brain

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Without the ____ the two sides of our brain couldn't communicate. 

• Frontal Lobe
• Cerebral Cortex
• Thalamus
• Corpus Callosum 

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The parietal lobe controls __________.

• Vision
• Problem Solving
• Memory
• Sense of touch, pain, pressure

The lobe responsible for making plans and evaluating consequences

• Frontal Lobe
• Temporal Lobe
• Parietal Lobe
• Occipital Lobe