Q3 Science 10 Lesson: Nervous System

What is a nerve cell?

• axon

• neuron

• dendrite

• myelin

The brain is covered in a membrane called:

• choroid plexus.

• meninges.

• ventricles.

• cerebral aqueduct.

What is located below the cerebrum?

• The thalamus

• The cerebellum

• The diencephalon

• The hypothalamus

Voluntary muscle movement is coordinated by what part of the brain?

• Temporal

• Occipital

• Frontal

• Parietal

What part of the brain deals with appetite and temperature control?

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Hypothalamus

• Brain stem

Consists of your brain and spinal cord

• medulla

• cerebrum

• central nervous system

• peripheral nervous system

The main function of the nervous system

• send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body

• break down food to be used by the body

• remove wastes from the body

• all of these

The part of the neuron that receives stimulus is the (a)  

Which of the following is not the basic function of the nervous system?

• detects and senses stimuli

• responds to sensory stimulation

• sends signal rapidly between body parts

• produces fluids such as plasma and intestinal fluid

The speed of neural conduction between neurons will result in difficulties in speaking, vision, and balance if the ________________ insulating the axons is damaged or removed.

• Axon

• Myelin Sheath

• Nucleus

• Brain