Nervous System Vocabulary and Diagram Quiz

_________ composed of the brain and spinal cord.

• g. Central nervous system
• a. The nervous system
• b. The nervous system structure
• c. The nervous system function
• d. Brain

_________ controls the actions and reactions of the body by sending electrical signals to different parts of the body.

• c. The nervous system function
• a. The nervous system
• b. The nervous system structure
• d. Brain
• e. Spinal cord

__________ a collection of cell extensions bundled together with blood vessels and connective tissue.

• f. Nerve
• a. The nervous system
• b. The nervous system structure
• c. The nervous system function
• d. Brain

_________ an organ of soft, nervous tissue in the skull; the "command center" of the body; holds intellectual ability.

• d. Brain
• a. The nervous system
• b. The nervous system structure
• c. The nervous system function
• e. Spinal cord

__________ a complex system containing nerves, specialized cells, the spinal cord, and the brain that helps to regulate all bodily function.

• a. The nervous system
• b. The nervous system structure
• c. The nervous system function
• d. Brain
• e. Spinal cord

__________ composed of all the nerves in the body.

• h. Peripheral nervous system
• a. The nervous system
• b. The nervous system structure
• c. The nervous system function
• d. Brain

__________ a bundle of nerve fibers enclosed in the vertebrae of the body; connects the brain to the rest of the body.

• e. Spinal cord
• a. The nervous system
• b. The nervous system structure
• c. The nervous system function
• d. Brain

__________ electrical signals sent from the brain to the rest of the body by neurons.

• j. Impulses
• a. The nervous system
• b. The nervous system structure
• c. The nervous system function
• d. Brain

__________ includes the brain, spinal cord, and all of the nerves in the body.

• b. The nervous system structure
• a. The nervous system
• c. The nervous system function
• d. Brain
• e. Spinal cord

__________ organs that help your body sense what is going on in the environment around you - sends signals to your brain so your brain can respond.

• i. Sense organs
• a. The nervous system
• b. The nervous system structure
• c. The nervous system function
• d. Brain