The Nervous System

What part of the nervous system is shown here?

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• The Brain

What part of the nervous system is shown here?

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• The Brain

What part of the nervous system is shown here?

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• The Brain

A nerve cell that carries information back and forth from the environment and the central nervous system is a ___ ?

• reflex

• gland

• medula

• neuron

The nervous system is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and

• medulla

• nerves

• cerebellum

• spinal cord

Which of the following parts of the brain controls the body’s positioning and balance?

• medulla

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• spinal cord

The _________________ , or involuntary nervous system

controls actions such as heart rate and digestion that occurs

without you having to think about it.

• autonomic nervous system

• somatic nervous system

The _______________, or voluntary nervous system controls

voluntary action and reflexes.

• autonomic nervous system

• somatic nervous system

What are the main parts of the central nervous system?

• brain and spinal cord

• somatic and autonomic nervous system

• the skeletal system

Both the brain and spinal cord are protected by what other body system?

• the central system

• the skeletal system

• the autonomic system