Ch. 7.6 Nervous System Key Terms
This part of the nervous system controls involuntary actions like breathing and heartbeat.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
This largest part of the brain controls thinking and voluntary movement.
What is the cerebrum?
This part of the brainstem helps with eye movement and reflexes.
What is the midbrain?
: This system includes all the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
This part of the brain acts as a relay station for sensory signals.
What is the thalamus?
This organ is the control center of the nervous system.
What is the brain?
: This section of the brain includes the thalamus and hypothalamus.
: What is the diencephalon?
These structures carry messages between the brain/spinal cord and the body.
What are nerves?
This part of the brainstem helps control breathing and connects brain parts.
What is the pons?
These hollow spaces in the brain make and store cerebrospinal fluid.
What are ventricles?
This system includes the brain and spinal cord.
What is the central nervous system?
This part of the brain controls temperature, hunger, and water balance.
What is the hypothalamus?
This body system sends and receives messages to control activities.
What is the nervous system?
This system controls voluntary movements of the body.
What is the somatic nervous system?
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
This part of the brainstem controls heartbeat and breathing.
What is the medulla oblongata?
This nerve cell is the basic unit of the nervous system.
What is a neuron?
This nerve bundle carries messages between the brain and the body.
What is the spinal cord?
This clear fluid protects the brain and spinal cord.
What is cerebrospinal fluid?
These are the three protective membranes around the brain and spinal cord.
What are the meninges?
This system calms the body and controls “rest and digest.”
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
This system prepares the body for “fight or flight.”
What is the sympathetic nervous system?