Lesson 5 Review

What is the nervous system's largest organ?

• The Brain

• The Spine

• Nerve Endings

• The Heart

What is a gland?

• Something that sends impulses

• Receive information & act on it

• Group of tissues that make hormone

• Stimulates skeletal growth

What are the three parts of the brain?

• Thinking, balance, breathing

• Memory, coordination, thinking

• The three different lobes

• Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Brain stem/medulla

What is the function of the cerebrum?

• it is a part of the brain

• thinking, memory, vision, speech

• balance

• heart rate & breathing

What is the function of the cerebellum?

• it is a part of the brain

• thinking, memory, vision, speech

• balance

• heart rate & breathing

What is the function of the brain stem/medulla?

• it is a part of the brain

• thinking, memory, vision, speech

• balance

• heart rate & breathing

What is the function of the dendrite?

• Receive impulse

• Send impulse

• To ensure balance

• For memory and thinking

What is the function of the axon?

• Receive impulse

• Send impulse

• To ensure balance

• For memory and thinking

Which type of neuron sends information into the brain?

• Synapse

• Motor

• Sensory

• Send and receive impulses

Which type of neuron sends signals to move your muscles?

• Synapse

• Motor

• Sensory

• Send and receive impulses