Brain/Nervous System

What is the body system that the brain is part of?

• Cardiovascular

• Nervous

• Skeletal

• Muscular

(a)   Nervous System is made up of the brain and spinal cord. (Remember: This is the first word in a sentence.)

The function of the nervous system is to? What is the main organ it includes?

• Break down food. stomach

• Help the body move. muscles

• Send and receive messages. brain

• Pump blood around the body. heart

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Our ______ receive messages and send them to the brain. The brain sends messages to our body on how to respond.

• heart

• lungs

• nerves

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The nervous system_________

• receives information about what is going on in your body as well as what is going on around you. 
• tells your body how to react to the information it receives. 
• helps your body maintain homeostasis. 
• all of the above.

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The ________ is a rope-like bundle of nerves. It is also the main pathway for information.

• Nerves
• Spinal Cord
• Brain

What are the three main parts of the brain?

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Brain Stem

• Spinal cord

Which is the main organ of the nervous system?

• lung
• kidney
• heart
• brain

Cranial nerves, spinal nerves, and all the other nerves throughout the body are part of the ____ nervous system

• somatic
• autonomic
• peripheral
• central

Which part of the brain is responsible for balance and coordination?

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Brainstem

• Hypothalamus