DMS Nervous System

The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.

• heart, brain, kidneys
• lungs, liver, stomach
• brain, spinal cord, nerves
• eyes, pancreas, veins

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What is the part highlighted in red?

• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain Stem
• Diencephalon

Identify the lobe of the brain that is highlighted.  

• frontal
• temporal
• occipital
• parietal

Identify the lobe of the brain. This functions in controlling vision.

• frontal

• temporal

• occipital

• parietal

What is the largest area of the brain that controls everything we are conscious or aware of?

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Diencephalon

• Brain Stem

This is a picture of the (blue part)

• peripheral nervous sysyem

• central nervous system

• respiratory system

• circulatory system

Brain cells are called

• hemoglobin
• neurons
• brainpoppers
• alveoli

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The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to tail fibers and on to other neurons.

• axon

• dendrite

• axon terminal

• gene

This insulating material forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron.  It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.

• neuron
• myelin sheath
• dendrite
• neurotransmitter

The brain and brain stem make up the:

• Peripheral Nervous System
• Somatic Nervous System
• Autonomic Nervous System
•  Central Nervous System

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