Nervous System

What is the brain and spinal cord a part of?

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Parasympathetic Nervous System

All a part of the peripheral nervous system except:

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

• Sympathetic Nervous System

• Brain and spinal cord

Controls voluntary motor movements

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

• Sympathetic Nervous System

• Parasympathetic Nervous System

Lowers activity, calms the body, operates during normal situations, permits digestion, and conservation of energy

• Sympathetic Nervous System

• Parasympathetic Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Identify the lobe of the brain

• frontal
• temporal
• occipital
• parietal

Identify the lobe of the brain

• frontal
• temporal
• occipital
• parietal

What part of the neuron receives the message from the previous neuron?

• Terminal Fibers
• Dendrites
• Cell Body
• Myelin

What part of the neuron covers the axon and allows for the impulse to travel quickly?

• Dendrite
• Synapse
• Myelin
• Neurotransmitters

What is the name of the chemical message that travels across the synapse?

• Axon
• Dendrite
• Action Potential
• Neurotransmitter

If you are having trouble with your BALANCE and COORDINATION, which part of your brain should be checked?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• spinal cord