Review: The Nervous System

Central Nervous System includes:

• Heart, Lungs
• Liver, Kidneys
• Stomach, Intestines
• Brain, Spinal Cord

What does our nervous system do?

• The nervous system is responsible for digestion and nutrient absorption.
• The nervous system transmits signals and controls bodily functions.
• The nervous system helps regulate body temperature.
• The nervous system produces hormones and controls the endocrine system.

What are neurons?

• blood cells

• skin cells

• all our cells

• nerve cells

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What type of neuron carries signals from the sense organs to and from the brain and spinal cord?

• sensory neuron
• motor neuron
• effector neuron
• interneuron

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

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

This part of the brain is the center of conscious thought. It controls our voluntary muscle movements like running and talking as well as our senses (hearing and tasting).

• cerebrum

• brain stem

• cerebellum

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

• Hippocampus

• cerebellum

• brain stem or medulla

• Cerebrum

The spinal cord is part of the ____ nervous system.

• Central
• Peripheral

The brain is part of the ____ nervous system.

• central

• peripheral

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The brain stem or medulla is the part of the brain that controls

• involuntary processes like breathing, heart rate, digestion, and sleep

• processes memories and stores them long term.

• our short term memories