Parts of the Nervous System
The Brain
Nerves
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Who Am I?
100
What 3 major organs make up the nervous system?
The Brain, the spinal cord, the peripheral nerves
100
What are the 3 main parts of the brain?
The cerebrum, the cerebellum, the brain stem
100
What is a bundle of nerves that begins at the brain stem and continues down the center of the back called?
The Spinal Cord
100
What are automatic impulses that occur very rapidly without conscious control?
Reflexes
100
I am the part of your brain that you use when you need to remember to turn in your homework to your teacher.
I am the temporal lobe (hippocampus)
200
What are the two parts of the nervous system called?
The Central Nervous System (CNS) and The Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
200
What does the cerebrum control?
Thought, memory, voluntary actions, and the sensations related to the five senses
200
What is the purpose of the spinal cord?
It carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body.
200
What is a synapse?
The tiny gap where two neurons meet, but do not touch
200
I am responsible for helping you make your posters creative for class. Which part of the brain am I?
Frontal Lobe
300
What makes up the Central Nervous System?
the brain and the spinal cord
300
What does the cerebellum help with?
Balance and Coordination
300
What is the part of the neuron that receive messages?
Dendrites
300
What type of neurons sends messages with sense information?
Sensory Neurons
300
I help you see the board when you are taking notes. Which part of the brain am I?
I am the occipital lobe.
400
What makes up the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?
the peripheral (spinal and cranial) nerves
400
What does the brain stem control?
Involuntary processes (like breathing, heartbeats, and digestion)
400
What is the part of the neuron that sends messages?
axons
400
What are neurons called that carry messages telling muscles to move?
Motor Neurons
400
I help you move and sit up straight. Which part of the brain am I?
I am the cerebellum.
500
What is the job of The Nervous System?
Send and receive messages
500
What are the four main sections of the cerebrum?
Frontal Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Occipital Lobe, and Temporal Lobe
500
What are the signals that are being sent to and from the brain called?
impulses
500
What type of signals do neurons carry?
Electrochemical
500
I am responsible for helping you hear what your teacher is saying. Which part of the brain am I?
Temporal Lobe
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