Nervous System

What is the purpose of the nervous system?

• Quick / direct communication.

• Communicating information to the whole body at once.

• Detecting stimuli only.

• Processing information only.

Which of these is considered an involuntary action?

• laughing at a joke

• screaming at someone who scared you

• diaphragm contractions

• chewing your food

Which part of the brain is responsible for conscious thought?

• the occipital lobe

• the cerebellum

• the cerebrum

• the brain stem

What is responsible for detecting stimuli?

• the brain

• the motor neurons

• the relay neurons

• the receptor cells

Which part of the neuron receives signals?

• dendrite

• axon

• cell body

• myelin sheath

How do neurons trasmit a signal:

a) down a neuron / b) from neuron to neuron?

• a) electrical / b) chemical

• a) chemical / b) electrical

• a) chemical / b) chemical

• a) electrical / b) electrical

The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.

• heart, brain, kidneys
• lungs, liver, stomach
• brain, spinal cord, nerves
• eyes, pancreas, veins

What is the part highlighted in red?

• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain Stem
• Diencephalon

Identify the lobe of the brain that is highlighted.  

• frontal
• temporal
• occipital
• parietal

Identify the lobe of the brain

• frontal
• temporal
• occipital
• parietal