Nervous System

A nerve cell is called a

• cardiac cell

• neurons

• epithelial cell

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The spinal cord is part of the ____ nervous system.

• Central
• Peripheral

The nerves in your fingertips are part of the ___ nervous system

• central

• peripheral

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 likes breathing and heart beat

Two major branches of the nervous system

• central and peripheral

• peripheral and motor

• motor and sensory

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

• heart, brain, kidneys

• lungs, liver, stomach

• brain, spinal cord, nerves

This is part of our central nervous system and is responsible for connecting the brain to the rest of the body.

• Brain

• Spinal Cord

• Neurons

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What is the parts of THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?

• Spinal Cord

• Brain

• Everything else but the spinal cord and the brain

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What is "stimuli"?

• A major organ in the brain that is a part of the nervous system. 
• What your body does to a change or a signal. 
• A change or a signal your body receives. 

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What is "homeostasis"?

• The body's ability to react to a stimuli. 
• The body's ability to keep everything inside it in balance. 

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