Nervous System

An involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus controlled by the spinal cord is a ____.

• stimulus

• reflex

• paralysis

• cerebellum

The ____ connects the brain to the spinal cord.

• cerebrum

• cortex

• synapse

• brain stem

Any change inside or outside your body that causes a response is a ____.

• axons

• stimulus

• reflex

• neurons

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Nerves that cause muscles to move are ____.

• axon nerves

• motor nerves

• sensory nerves

• feeling nerves

The thick cord of nerve tissue in the center of the backbone is the ____.

• dendrite

• neuron

• spinal cord

• brain stem

A message carried by a nerve cell is called a(n) ____.

• text

• impulse

• reflex

• neuron

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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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Which system is most closely associated with the brain?

• nervous
• muscular
• circulatory
• respiratory

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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

The bony structure that protects the brain.

• Back bone 
• Teeth 
• Skull
• Helmet