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What does CNS stand for?
Central Nervous System
What does PNS stand for?
Peripheral Nervous System
What is the name of the cells involved in the nervous system?
Neurons
Which part of the brain has four lobes?
Cerebrum
Which part of the brain is called the "little brain"
Cerebellum
How many lobes does the cerebrum have?
Four
What are the two main parts of the central nervous system?
Brain and spinal cord
The brain is protected by the __________.
skull
Specialized cells that carry messages through an electrochemical process
Nerves or neurons
Which is not part of the central nervous system?
A. brain
B. spinal cord
C. backbone
C. backbone
Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling hunger and thirst?
Brain stem
The largest part of the brain is made up of _____ lobes.
four
A sudden, automatic reaction to something
reflex
What is the somatic nervous system?
Responsible for voluntary movements
What is the autonomic nervous system?
The part of the nervous system responsible for regulating unconscious body processes like breathing and digestion
The point where a neuron passes a signal from one neuron to another neuron
Synapse
Your body digesting food is the ________________________________ nervous system in action.
Autonomic
The long part of a neuron on which the signal travels
axon
The parts of a neuron that receive signals
dendrites
The part of a neuron that insulates the axon and helps signals travel faster
Somatic and Autonomic nervous system are a part of which larger nervous system?
Peripheral nervous system
The somatic nervous system carries messages to and from your __________.
senses
Which of the following sends and receives messages from the autonomic nervous system?
A. tongue
B. eyes
C. heart
C. heart
Which type of neuron brings messages TO the brain
Sensory
Which type of neuron carries messages AWAY from the brain
motor neurons