Nervous System

The area of the brain most associated with coordination and balance is the:

• Cerebellum
• Hippocampus
• Amygdala
• Pons

The nervous system lets your body know what is going on around you and______________

• changes what is bad for your body.
• maintains the conditions inside your body such as your temperature. 

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The nervous system_________

• receives information about what is going on in your body as well as what is going on around you. 
• tells your body how to react to the information it receives. 
• helps your body maintain homeostasis. 
• all of the above.

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What is "stimuli"?

• A major organ in the brain that is a part of the nervous system. 
• What your body does to a change or a signal. 
• A change or a signal your body receives. 

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Name the two major parts of the central nervous system.

• The brain and the skull. 
• The brain and the body.
• The spinal cord and the brain.
• The spinal cord and the body. 

A_______is what your body does in reaction to a stimuli. 

• reaction
• response
• change

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the central nervous system______________

• is the control center of the body. 
• the main body system. 

A bundle of nerve tissue that links the brain to the nerves in peripheral nerve system is called the________________

• brain stem. 
• central nervous system. 
• spinal cord. 

The brain is made up of three major parts. What are they?

• The occipital lobe, the parietal lobe, and the frontal lobe. 
• The spinal cord, the cerebrum, and the cerebellum. 
• The brain stem, the cerebrum, and the cerebellum. 

Which part of the brain controls all involuntary actions?

• brain stem
• cerebrum
• cerebellum