Nervous System

What is the function of the nervous system?

• to control and coordinate body functions and systems.

• to protect the body from harm.

• to identify pain and begin healing.

• to break down food.

What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

• Central and Lower nervous systems

• Central and Peripheral nervous systems

• Lower and Cerebral nervous systems

• Central and Muscular nervous systems

Division of Nervous System that deals with the anatomy and physiology of cranial and spinal nerves.

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

The manager of the body systems. Communicates bodily functions.

• integumentary
• resperatory
• circulatory
• nervous

The spinal cord is part of the nervous system.

• True
• False

a signal molecule that transmits nerve impulses across synapses

• neuron
• neurotransmitter
• nerve
• action potential

Sensory neurons carry nerve impulses from the sense organs and internal organs (like your stomach) to the

• peripheral nervous system (PNS)
• central nervous system (CNS)
• muscles
• sense organs

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

Cranial nerves and spinal nerves are part of the peripheral nervous system.

• True

• False

What is a nerve cell?

• axon

• neuron

• dendrite

• myelin