Nervous System

What does CNS stand for?

• Complex Nerve Stem

• Computational Nerves System

• Complex Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

What diagram shows the central nervous system?

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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.

What is "stimuli"?

• A major organ in the brain that is a part of the nervous system. 
• What your body does to a change or a signal. 
• A change or a signal your body receives. 

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Name the two major parts of the central nervous system.

• The brain and the skull. 
• The brain and the body.
• The spinal cord and the brain.
• The spinal cord and the body. 

A_______is what your body does in reaction to a stimuli. 

• reaction
• response
• change

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A bundle of nerve tissue that links the brain to the nerves in peripheral nerve system is called the________________

• brain stem. 
• central nervous system. 
• spinal cord. 

Which is the stimuli and which is the response?
Sweating
Heat from the sun

• Sweating is the stimuli, heat is the response
• Heat is the stimuli, sweating is the response

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What would your body's response be to having the flame of a candle getting too close to your hand?

• To sweat
• To yell
• To pull your hand away

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What kind of stimuli would cause you to shiver?

• Being very excited about a new bike.
• Jumping into a cold shower.
• Running really fast.