Unit 3: 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

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The main control center in an animal body; part of the central nervous system.

• Brain
• Brain Stem
• Spinal Cord
• Nervous System

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Carry message from body to brain from the brain to body.

• Nerves
• Neuron 
• Brain
• Spinal Cord

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What is the main function of the nervous system?

• to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide

• to break down food consumed by a person for nutrients

• to control the body's activities by relaying messages

• to control the body's movements

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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

What are the three parts of the nervous system?

• brain, spinal cord, nerves

• brain, lungs, spinal cord

• heart, brain, nerves

• brain, nerves, neurons

Dendrites are part of a neuron that carries electrical signals _______ the cell body.

• to

• away

• in between

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

• to

• away from

• in between

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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