Nervous System

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

• heart, brain, kidneys
• lungs, liver, stomach
• brain, spinal cord, nerves
• eyes, pancreas, veins

What is the function of the nervous system?

• to control and coordinate body functions and systems.

• to protect the body from harm.

• to identify pain and begin healing.

• to break down food.

The basic unit of structure and function in the nervous system is a nerve cell. Nerve cells are also called-

• Osteocytes

• Dendrites

• Neurons

• Spinal Cords

what controls your balance ?!

• brain stem

• cerebellum
• cerebrum

what controls your involuntary muscles (digestion, heart, breathing)?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum
• brainstem

what controls your reading and writing ?!

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

what controls your skeletal muscles ?!

• cerebellum 
• brain stem

• cerebrum

What is the largest area of the brain that controls everything conscious?

• Cerebellum
• Cerebrum
• Diencephalon
• Brain Stem

The three main functions of the nervous system are ...

• Decision making, thinking, and gathering information

• Seeing, Feeling, and Hearing

• Gathering information, maintaining homeostasis, and responding to stimuli

• Using the 5 senses, telling my body to move, and being aware of my surroundings

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Impulses can travel back and forth along the same neuron chain.

• True

• False