Nervous System

What is the function of the nervous system?

• to control body functions communicate senses.

• to produce cells for our defense system

• to heal the body and replicate cells

• to break down food through digestion

Which of the following is the nervous system?

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Which system controls all other body systems?

• Muscular

• Excretory

• Nervous

• Digestive

The basic unit of structure and function in the nervous system is a nerve cell. Nerve cells are also called-

• Nuclei

• Dendrites

• Neurons

• Spinal Cords

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What is the function of a nerve?

• To transport food needed around the body

• To control the organs

• To carry messages (impulses) to and from the brain

• All of the above

How are nerve signals passed from one nerve to another while traveling to and from the brain?

• The nerve cells grow together

• They pass some cytoplasm to the next cell

• An electrical signal jumps across a synapse gap

• hormones carry the signal through the blood

The Central Nervous system includes what two parts?

• Brain and Nerves

• Brain and Spinal Cord

• Spinal cord and Nerves

• Nerves and Neurons

What controls the nervous system and all decision-making?

• Brain

• Spinal Cord

• Nerves

• Neurons

What is the top and largest part of the brain?

• brain stem

• peripheral nerves

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

This lobe of the brain is the center of our thinking and processing.

• frontal lobe

• brain stem

• cerebellum

• occipital lobe