The Nervous System

The two largest divisions of the nervous system are the

• parasympathetic and sympathetic.

• central and peripheral.

• afferent and efferent.

• autonomic and somatic.

• somatic and sympathetic.

The brain and the spinal cord make up which of the following divisions of the nervous system?

• Peripheral

• Central

• Somatic

• Autonomic

• Sympathetic

Which image represents the nervous system?

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Our nervous system helps us...

• Transport blood around the body.

• Absorb oxygen.

• Clean our blood.

• Transport information around the body.

Select the three parts of the nervous system.

• Brain, muscles and nerves.

• Spinal chord, brain and nerves.

• Nerves, senses and spinal chord.

• Muscles, senses and brain.

What does our brain do?

• It is the big information tube that goes down our back bone.

• It breaks up food with digestive juices and makes it liquid.

• It is where poop leaves the body.

• It recieves information and tells the body what to do.

Name this organ.

• Vein

• Trachea

• Stomach

• Brain

Name these tubes.

• Veins

• Nerves

• Arteries

• Ureters

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

• Dendrites
• Stimulus
• Brain Stem
• Spinal cord

The main control center in an animal body; part of the central nervous system.

• Brain
• Brain Stem
• Spinal Cord
• Nervous System