UNIT 2 - NATURAL SCIENCE - PART II

Which are the parts of the Central Nervous System?

• nerves

• brain and spinal cord

• axons and dendrites

• cerebellum, cerebrum and brain stem

The Peripheral Nervous System is composed by...

• Nerves

• Brain and lungs

• Brain and spinal cord

• Bones and muscles

Which is the main function of the Central Nervous System?

• Regulates the body's temperature

• Process and coordinate the information received by the senses and send information to the body's muscles.

• Produce energy to the body

• Transport oxygen to the organs

The brain is formed by the...

• cerebellum, brain spinal cord

• spinal cord and cerebrum

• cerebellum, cerebrum, brainstem and spinal cord

• cerebellum, cerebrum and brain stem

Which function does the spinal cord has in the human body?

• Transmit messages between the brain and the rest of the body as well as control reflexes

• Control blood pressure

• Store genetic information

• Produce hormones to regulate the organism

The cerebellum controls...

• muscles

• feelings

• movement and balance

• thinking

The brainstem is a part of the Peripheral Nervous System

• True

• False

We have three different types of muscles:

• smooth muscles, bony muscles and strong muscles

• smooth muscles, cardiac muscles and skeletal muscles

• smooth muscles and tendons

Synapsis is the connection between...

• an axon and a dendrite of different neurons

• an axon and a cell body of two neurons

• dendrites and a cell body of two neurons

How many bones are there in the body?

• 180

• 130

• 206

• 600