Nervous System

The main function of the nervous system

• send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body

• break down food to be used by the body

• remove wastes from the body

• all of these

The part of the brain in charge of involuntary actions such as breathing and heartbeat.

• cerebrum

• medulla

• cerebellum

• neuron

The part of the brain in charge of thinking and memory.

• cerebrum

• medulla

• cerebellum

• neuron

The part of the neuron that receives stimulus is the _______________

Which part of the neuron transmits impulses to other neurons?

• axon

• cell body

• dendrite

• node

The part of the brain that controls all voluntary activities of the body is the ________________

Which of the following is a function of the nervous system?

• gathers information

• processes information

• transmits information

• all of the above

The major set of large set of nerves running down the spinal column or vertebrae.

• axon

• spinal cord

• dendrite

• cell body

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The part of the body that integrates the information it receives from all over the body in order to make decisions is called the __________________

• peripheral nervous system

• sympathetic nervous system

• central nervous system

• parasympathetic nervous system

Which of the following is not the basic function of the nervous system?

• detects and senses stimuli

• responds to sensory stimulation

• sends signal rapidly between body parts

• produces fluids such as plasma and intestinal fluid