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 all the body's activities by relaying messages

• to eliminate wastes from the body

What are the three parts of the nervous system?

• brain, spinal cord, nerves

• brain, lungs, spinal cord

• heart, brain, nerves

• brain, nerves, neurons

What is this a picture of?

• neuron

• nerve

• spinal cord

• brain

The three types of neurons are called

• motor neurons, interneurons, body neurons

• motor neurons, sensory neurons and interneurons

• body neurons, sensory neurons, motor neurons

• body neurons, interneurons, sensory neurons

TRUE or FALSE: All nerves have the same job.

• True

• False

The three parts of the brain are:

• cerebellum, frontal, brainstem

• cerebellum, cerebrum and brainstem

• cerebrum, brainstem, frontal

• cerebellum, brainstem, nerve

__________responsible for maintaining balance and posture.

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Brain stem

The function of the part labeled at #3 is to control involuntary movements such as breathing and your heart beating. What is this part called?

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Brainstem

#2 is pointing to the ...

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brainstem

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

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brainstem