Dho Nervous System

This is part of our central nervous system and is the "control center" of the body. It controls body functions.

• Brain

• Spinal Cord

• Neurons

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The brain stem or medulla is the part of the brain that controls

• involuntary processes like breathing, heart rate, digestion, and sleep

• processes memories and stores them long term.

• our short term memories

Nerves are made up of nerve cells called

• cardiac cell

• neurons

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What is true about nerves?

• Nerves all have the same job - to send messages TO the brain and spinal cord.

• Nerves all have the same job - to send messages AWAY the brain and spinal cord.

• Nerves all have different jobs -some only send messages TO to the brain and spinal cord with other only send messages AWAY from the brain and spinal cord.

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This part of the brain helps with balance and coordination by controlling how the the muscles work together.

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

This part of the brain is the center of conscious thought. It controls our voluntary muscle movements like running and talking as well as our senses (hearing and tasting).

• cerebrum

• brain stem

• cerebellum

TRUE or FALSE: All nerves have the same job. For example, they all carry messages to the brain

• TRUE

• FALSE

The spinal cord is part of the ____ nervous system.

• Central

• Peripheral

The cerebrum contains the prefrontal cortex which is responsible for...

• our heart beat

• our breathing

• our short term memories

• movements

The hippocampus is the part of the brain that

• our heart beat

• our breathing

• Stores our short term memories

• processes memories and stores them long term.