Nervous system

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 three parts of the nervous system?

• brain, spinal cord, nerves

• brain, lungs, spinal cord

• heart, brain, nerves

• brain, nerves, neurons

A nerve cell is called a:

• neutron

• nerve

• neuron

• synapse

True or False: the cell body of a neuron has a nucleus.

• True

• False

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The cerebellum is labeled as #...

• 1

• 2

• 3

The brain stem/medulla is labeled as #...

• 1

• 2

• 3

#1 is pointing to the...

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• medulla

Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• medulla

Which part of the brain controls senses, thinking, and memory?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• medulla

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When the spinal cord responds in an emergency to a stimulus before the brain, this is called a...

• response

• synapse

• cerebral response

• reflex