Nervous System Game 1

Our ______ receive messages and send them to the brain. The brain sends messages to our body on how to respond.

• heart

• lungs

• nerves

Which part of the brain helps keep your balance so you don't fall flat on your face?

• Cerebellum

• Medulla oblongata

• Pituitary gland

• Spinal cord

The part of the neuron that insulates the axon and increases the speed of the neural message within the neuron.

• Synapse
• Dendrite
• Myelin Sheath
• Axon Terminal Button

This part of the neuron stores then releases neurotransmitters into the synapse.

• Axon 
• Dendrite
• Myelin Sheath
• Axon Terminal

This part of the neuron receives chemical messages from the neurotransmitters of other neurons. It is labeled A in the diagram.

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Axon Terminal

• Cell Body

Which part sends nerve impulse to the next cell?

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Axon Terminal

• Cell Body

The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons. Labelled D in diagram.

• Synapse

• Axon

• Axon Terminal

• Dendrite

What is this? It coordinates muscle movements.

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Brain Stem

• Diencephalon

What structure is grey in this picture. It controls conscious thought and memory?

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Brain Stem

What is the gap between two neurons called?

• Impulse

• Synapse

• CNS

• Inter neuron