Brain Cranial Nerves Spinal Nerves

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

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

• neurons
• spinal cord
• spaghetti
• brain

What are the two parts of the nervous system? 

• The brain and spinal cord
• The central nervous and peripheral nervous system 
• The neurons and the dendrites
• The cerebrum and the medulla

nerve cell specialized for transferring messages

• receptor
• neuron
• cerebellum
• axon

maintained by sympathetic and parasympathetic systems working together

• receptor
• axons
• nerves
• homeostasis

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specialized nerve ending that detects changes inside and outside the body

• axon
• receptor
• CNS
• PNS

part of a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body

• neuron
• axon
• CNS
• PNS

system in which most neurons control voluntary movements

• CNS
• somatic nervous system
• homeostasis
• neuron

_____________ are specialized cells that are sensitive to stimuli and turn them into electrical impulses.

• synapses
• effectors
• receptors

Nerve cells tell muscles what to do by using _______________.

• plasma
• spinal cord
• vertebra
• electrical impulses