Nervous System Quiz

What is the main function of the nervous system?

• Send messages

• Gather information to the brain

• Made of structures that control action & reactions on the body in response to stimuli

• Made of structures that send messages to body systems

What are the two parts of the Nervous System

The CNS consists of…?

• Brain

• Neurons

• Spinal Cord

• Dendrites

What are the two main parts of the PNS?

• Active

• Sensory

• Motor

• Communication

What is the brain made up of?

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Spinal cord

• Brain stem

What happens in the cerebrum?

• Controls only involuntary movements

• Connects your brain to the spinal cord

• Where problem solving and thinking takes place

• Carrie’s signals by impulses to brain

What happens in the cerebellum?

• Controls only involuntary and voluntary movements

• Relates to the spinal cord and the lower part of the brain

• Where problem solving and thinking takes place

• Where information is processed and allows you to control your body

What happens in the brain stem?

• Controls only involuntary and voluntary movements

• Connects the spinal cord and the lower part of the brain

• Where problem solving and thinking takes place

• Where information is processed but doesn’t allow you to control your body

Breathing, blood pressure, temperature, and heart rate are examples of what?

What part of the nervous system is made up of nerve bundles that is protected by vertebrae?