Nervous & Special Systems

The Central Nervous System is made up of which TWO parts?

• Brain

• Arms

• Legs

• Spine

What do we call the long "tail" like part of the neuron, that is responsible for continuing the electrical signal?

• dendrite

• soma

• axon

Identify the 2 labels that could apply to the nervous system below. The muscles of your stomach move to begin digesting food.

• Sensory

• motor

• autonomic

• somatic

Identify the 2 labels that could apply to the nervous system response below. You smash a fly with your hand.

• motor

• sensory

• autonomic

• somatic

The cerebrum contains the prefrontal cortex which is responsible for...

• our heart beat

• our breathing

• our short term memories

• movements

The part of the brain helps with balance and coordination by controlling how the muscles work together.

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

Several important involuntary functions, such as breathing and heartbeat, digestion, and sleep are controlled by the

• hippocampus

• cerebellum

• brain and stem or medulla

• cerebrum

Select all that apply. The function of the nervous system is to control

• voluntary movement

• our senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste.)

• our memories and thoughts

• involuntary actions like breathing and heart beat

The hippocampus is the part of the brain that

• our heart beat

• our breathing

• stores our short term memories

• processes memories and stores them long term

Two major branches of the nervous system

• central and peripheral

• peripheral and motor

• motor and sensory