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What is the primary role of the nervous system?

• To circulate blood and transport nutrients throughout the body

• To gather, analyse, and respond to information from inside and outside the body

• To break down food and absorb nutrients

• To produce hormones that regulate body functions

What are the two main parts of the nervous system?

• Brain and heart

• Brain and muscles

• Central and peripheral nervous systems

• Spinal cord and bones

What does the central nervous system (CNS) consist of?

• Nerves and muscles

• Heart and lungs

• Brain and spinal cord

• Eyes and ears

What is the largest part of the brain?

• Cerebellum

• Brainstem

• Cerebrum

• Medulla

What is the main function of the cerebellum?

• To control digestion

• To store memories

• To coordinate muscle movement and balance

• To regulate breathing

What are some functions controlled by the brainstem?

• Memory and decision-making

• Voluntary muscle control only

• Autonomic functions, postural control, muscle tone, and eye movement

• Digestion and taste only

What is the main role of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?

• To control thinking and memory

• To carry information in and out of the CNS

• To protect the brain

• To make blood

What do motor (efferent) nerves do?

• Carry information from organs to the brain

• Control balance only

• Carry information from the Central Nervous System to the body’s organs

• Carry oxygen to muscles

Which type of nerve would carry the feeling of something hot on your hand to your brain?

• Motor nerve

• pain nerve

• Sensory nerve

• Spinal nerve

What kind of actions does the Autonomic Nervous System control?

• Voluntary actions like walking

• Involuntary actions like heartbeat

• Writing and drawing

• Jumping and running