(Q3) 3 - The Nervous System

What makes up the central nervous system (CNS)?

• brain and spinal column

• brain and spinal cord

• spinal column and spinal cord

• spinal cord and nerves

The division of the nervous system containing all of the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord is the__________________.

• central nervous system

• peripheral nervous system

• axial nervous system

• appendicular nervous system

The ____________________branch of the nervous system receives sensory information and controls muscles movement.

• central

• sensory-motor

• autonomic

• somatic

The autonomic nervous system is subdivision of__________?

• parasympathetic

• central nervous system

• peripheral nervous system

• sympathetic nervous system

What are the nerve cells that detect conditions in the body's environment?

• sensors

• neurons

• synapses

• receptors

The nerve cells that relay signals from the central nervous system to the other parts of the body are______________.

• sensory neurons

• motor neurons

• interneurons

• neurons

For which of these functions is the brain responsible?

• thinking

• regulating the heart beat

• balancing the body

• all of the above

The part of the brain that controls breathing and the heartbeat is the

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• medulla oblongata

The part of the brain in which most thoughts, memories, voluntary actions, and intelligence occur is the_________________________.

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• medulla oblongata

This part of the brain is primarily responsible for controlling muscles and maintaining balance.

• brain stem

• cerebellum

• frontal lobe

• temporal lobe