Nervous System

What is the main purpose of the nervous system?

• To fight off diseases

• To distribute energy throughout the body

• To be an instrument of communication between different parts of the body

• To break down food

Nerve cells are called:

• Neutrons

• Neurons

• Nitrogens

• Nebulas

True or False: Some nerves are so long that they connect your spinal cord to your feet.

• True

• False

Sensory nerves send messages to the brain about what we:

• See

• Smell

• Hear

• Taste

• All of the Above

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The brain and the spinal cord make up which part of the nervous system?

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

• None of the Above

True or False: Sometimes our bodies can react faster than our brains.

• False

• True

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Which of the following is the system of nerves that people have direct control over?

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Automatic Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

The synapse is specifically responsible for communication between:

• muscles
• Individual neurons

• glial cells
• red blood cells

What is a Neuron?

• A cell

• A transmitter to transmit messages to cells

• A receiver for information

• a gland

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What is the largest part of the brain?

• Brain stem

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Dura mater