CNS
Miscellaneous
Senses
Nerve Cells
Endocrine
100
What part of the brain allows you to think?
What is the cerebrum
100
How long can a neuron be?
What is 1 yard
100
What part of the eye is sensitive to color?
What is the cone?
100
Another name for a nerve cell
What is a neuron
100
What is a tissue or organ that releases chemical substances into the bloodstream?
What is an endocrine gland
200
What part of the brain controls body temperature and emotions?
What is the hypothalamus
200
What is the function of the cerebrum?
What is thinking
200
What is the name of the layer of light receptors at the back of the eye?
What is the retina?
200
Name the three parts of a nerve cell
What are the axon, dendrite, and cell body
200
What is a hormone
A chemical released by glands that causes target cells to perform specific activities
300
What two parts of the body make up the Central Nervous System?
What are the brain and spinal cord
300
What is the function of the cerebellum
What is movement
300
What is the sense organ for vision?
What is the eye
300
What is a synapse?
The gap between nerve cells
300
Name an important function of hormones
Making bones grow, storing sugar, causing the development of male/female characteristics
400
Name the four parts of the brain
What are the cerebrum, cerebellum, hypothalamus, and brain stem
400
What is the function of the brain stem?
What are involuntary actions
400
In addition to hearing, what other important function does the inner ear have?
Helps you keep balance
400
Which part of the neuron collects information
What is the dendrite
500
What carries messages between the brain and parts of the body
What is the spinal cord
500
What are the two main parts in your nervous system?
Central and Peripheral
500
Taste buds on your tongue are sensitive to what four tastes?
Sweet, sour, salty, and bitter
500
Name 2 reflexes
What are blinking, coughing, sneezing
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