Nervous System

What level of structure is represented by the diagram?

• organ

• organ system

• cell

• tissue

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The brain has 3 major sections that send and receive signals to control all the activities that keep a person functioning efficiently. Which major section controls breathing and heart beat?

• cerebellum

• cerebrum

• brain stem

• cortex

What are the three (3) main parts of the nervous system?

• cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla
• cochlea, nerves, vestibule
• brain, spinal cord, nerves

bundle of wire-like nerves threaded through the backbones, through which electrical messages travel between the brain and body.

• neurons
• spinal cord
• spaghetti
• brain

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What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?

• brain and spinal cord
• brain and cranial nerves
• spinal cord and spinal nerves
• cranial nerves and spinal nerves

An involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus controlled by the spinal cord is a ____.

• stimulus

• reflex

• paralysis

• cerebellum

Nerve cells are called ____.

• synapses

• cerebrums

• neurons

• dendrites

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Part of a neuron that carries an impulse away from the cell body.

• axon

• nucleus

• dendrite

• neuron

Small part of the brain that controls muscle movements, balance and coordination.

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• cortex

• spinal cord

The largest part of the brain where thinking takes place is the ____.

• cerebellum

• cerebrum

• brain stem

• cordial stem