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

What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

• Central and Lower nervous systems

• Central and Peripheral nervous systems

• Lower and Cerebral nervous systems

• Central and Muscular nervous systems

A nerve cell is called a:

• neutron

• nerve

• neuron

• synapse

Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• medulla

Humans feel hungry when their empty stomachs contract and glucose levels in their body drop. Both of the situations stimulate neurons that send messages to the brain which are interpreted as hunger. What body systems are involved in this process as described?

• digestive, muscular, integumentary, and respiratory

• digestive, excretory, integumentary, and skeletal

• circulatory, excretory, nervous, and skeletal

• circulatory, digestive, muscular, and nervous

What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?

• brain and spinal cord
• brain and cranial nerves
• spinal cord and spinal nerves
• cranial nerves and spinal nerves

What part is responsible for visual processing?

• frontal
• parietal
• temporal
• occipital

Actions which are NOT under your control

• voluntary

• involuntary

• vertebrae

• brain

Which of the following is a function of the nervous system?

• gathers information

• processes information

• transmits information

• all of the above