Nervous System

What is the function of the nervous system?

• provide nutrients for the body

• circulate oxygen to sells

• send and receive messages

• remove carbon dioxide from the blood

The spinal cord is part of the nervous system.

• true

• false

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

• heart

• lungs

• nerves

• brain

The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.

• heart, brain, kidneys

• lungs, liver, stomach

• brain, spinal cord, nerves

• eyes, pancreas, veins

Which system is responsible for the overall control of all the internal processes that occur in the body?

• muscular system

• nervous system

• digestive system

• skeletal system

What does the cerebellum control?

• balance, posture, and speech

• controls vital and involuntary actions

• controls blood flow

• controls the uvula

The _____ system consists of nerves and nerve cells outside of the brain and spinal cord

• central nervous

• peripheral nervous

• nervous

The _____ system is the network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body

• Peripheral Nervous

• Central Nervous

• Nervous

The _____ system is the processing center of the body; which consists of the brain and spinal cord

• Peripheral Nervous

• Nervous

• Central Nervous

The nervous system is compromised of _____ parts

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5