Psychology - Nervous System

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. 

What is "homeostasis"?

• The body's ability to react to a stimuli. 
• The body's ability to keep everything inside it in balance. 

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What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

• The brain and spinal cord. 
• The central nervous system and the skeletal system. 
• The central and peripheral nervous systems. 

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. 

What are different "halves" of your brain called?

• cerebellum
• cerebrum
• hemispheres
• brain stem

This part helps you solve problems and make decisions.

• cerebrum
• thalamus
• hypothalamus
• cerebellum

This part controls balance and coordination.

• thalamus
• hemisphere
• cerebellum
• cerebrum

The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves that branch out from the CNS (central nervous system) and connect to other body parts

• Sympathetic
• Parasympathetic
• Autonomic
• Peripheral