Nervous System Quiz

Your brain and spinal cord are protected by ______.

• skull and vertebrae

• muscles and skin

• lungs and heart

• liver and kidneys

Nervous System (NS) is made up of ______________, & large network of ________ that cover all parts of the body.

• neurons, nerves

• cells, tissues

• muscles, fibers

• bones, ligaments

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Nervous System helps different parts of our body ________.

• communicate

• digest

• respire

• circulate blood

______ neurons provide ______.

• Glial, support

• Motor, movement

• Sensory, sensation

• Inter, communication

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______ carry messages as tiny ______.

• Neurons, electrical signals

• Muscles, chemical signals

• Bones, mechanical signals

• Organs, thermal signals

Central NS: ______, ______.

• brain, spinal cord

• heart, lungs

• liver, kidneys

• stomach, intestines

Peripheral NS: ______, ______.

• nerves outside the brain and spinal cord

• muscles, bones

• veins, arteries

• organs, tissues

Autonomic NS works ______; without ______. EX. ______.

• involuntarily, conscious control, heartbeat

• voluntarily, conscious control, digestion

• involuntarily, unconscious control, breathing

• voluntarily, unconscious control, reflexes

Somatic NS muscle movement and ______. EX. ______.

• voluntary control, walking

• involuntary control, breathing

• automatic response, reflex

• unconscious regulation, digestion

Motor neurons: ______, ______, ______ and spine to rest of body.

• carry signals, from brain, to muscles

• transmit impulses, from muscles, to brain

• send messages, from skin, to brain

• relay information, from organs, to brain