Chapter 10

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

What are the three parts of the nervous system?

• brain, spinal cord, nerves

• brain, lungs, spinal cord

• heart, brain, nerves

• brain, nerves, neurons

A nerve cell is called a:

• neutron

• nerve

• neuron

• synapse

True or False: the cell body of a neuron has a nucleus.

• True

• False

The space between an axon of a neuron that is communicating with a dendrite of another neuron is called a ________________.

• Neuron

• Brain message

• Stimulus

• Synapse

The cerebellum is labeled as #...

• 1

• 2

• 3

The brain stem/medulla is labeled as #...

• 1

• 2

• 3

#1 is pointing to the...

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• medulla

Which part of the brain controls involuntary movements such as digestion and your heartbeat?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• medulla/spinal cord