Nervous System

What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

• Central and Lower nervous systems

• Central and Peripheral nervous systems

• Lower and Cerebral nervous systems

• Central and Muscular nervous systems

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

• to

• away from

• in between

The space between an axon of a neuron that is communicating with a dendrite of another neuron is called a ________________.

• Neuron

• Brain message

• Stimulus

• Synapse

Which part of the brain controls involuntary movements such as digestion and your heartbeat?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• medulla/spinal cord

When the spinal cord responds in an emergency to a stimulus before the brain, this is called a...

• response

• synapse

• cerebral response

• reflex

This part is known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements.  

• Thalamus
• Reticular Formation
• Hypothalamus
• Cerebellum

Identify the lobe of the brain that is highlighted.  

• frontal
• temporal
• occipital
• parietal

What is the purpose of the myelin sheath on the axon?

• To maintain temperature
• To improve conductivity
• To protect the axon
• To release neurotransmitters

a signal molecule that transmits nerve impulses across synapses

• neuron
• neurotransmitter
• nerve
• action potential

These neuron processes transmit information from the sensory organs to the central nervous system

• efferent
• afferent