Neurons & the Central Nervous System

The system of the body that carries information to all parts of the body.

• Nervous system
• Spinal Cord
• Neuron
• Brain

A bundle of nerves that runs along the back of a vertebrate within the spinal column.

• Dendrites
• Stimulus
• Brain Stem
• Spinal cord

The part of the brain that controls balance, coordination, and unconscious muscle activities.

• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain
• Spinal Cord

The part of the brain that controls conscious thoughts, senses, language  and memories.

• Cerebellum
• Cerebrum
• Dendrites
• Brain Stem

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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Connected to spinal cord, controls heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, digestion.

• Nerves
• Brain Stem
• Dendrites
• Brain

The part of the brain that controls balance, coordination, and unconscious muscle activities.

• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain
• Spinal Cord

Branch-like extensions of the neuron that receive chemical messages and carry them to the cell body.

• Dendrites
• Neurons
• Nerves
• Spinal Cord

What are the two parts of the nervous system?

• Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

• Peripheral nervous system and Overall nervous system

• Central nervous system and West nervous system

• The nervous system does not have two parts.