Nervous System Quiz

What is the main function of the nervous system?

• To connect our brains to the rest of our body

• To digest food

• To circulate blood

• To provide energy

What are the three parts of the nervous system?

• Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerves

• Heart, Lungs, and Bones

• Stomach, Esophagus, and Intestines

• Bones, Skin, and Muscles

What are neurons?

• Cells that make up nerves

• Cells that make up bones

• Cells that make up muscles

• Cells that make up skin

How do neurons communicate with each other?

• Through a synapse

• Through a vein

• Through a muscle

• Through a bone

What do motor nerves control?

• Our movement

• Our digestion

• Our breathing

• Our vision

What do sensory nerves do?

• Send messages back to the brain about our senses

• Control our muscles

• Help us digest food

• Pump blood through the body

What are autonomic nerves responsible for?

• Automatic functions like heart pumping

• Voluntary movements like walking

• Digesting food

• Seeing and hearing

What are somatic nerves responsible for?

• Voluntary control of movements

• Automatic breathing

• Digesting food

• Circulating blood

What is the role of the spinal cord?

• To carry nerve fibers from the brain down the spine

• To digest food

• To pump blood

• To provide energy

What do sensory nerves tell the brain?

• How something feels, smells, tastes, looks, or sounds

• How to digest food

• How to pump blood

• How to breathe