WorksheetsNervous system
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
Several important involuntary functions, such as breathing and heartbeat, digestion, and sleep are controlled by the
Hippocampus
cerebellum
brain stem or medulla
Cerebrum
A nerve cell is called a
cardiac cell
neurons
Select all that apply: The function of the nervous system is to control
voluntary movement
our senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste..)
our memories and thoughts
Involuntary actions likes breathing and heart beat
Two major branches of the nervous system
central and peripheral
peripheral and motor
motor and sensory
The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.
heart, brain, kidneys
lungs, liver, stomach
brain, spinal cord, nerves
This is part of our central nervous system and is responsible for connecting the brain to the rest of the body.
Brain
Spinal Cord
Neurons
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.
