Nervous System Basics
What body system is known as the body’s control center?
Nervous System
What does CNS stand for?
Central Nervous System
What is the largest part of the brain?
Cerebrum
What is a neuron?
A nerve cell that sends and receives messages
Which nervous system response controls voluntary movement like walking?
Somatic or Autonomic Nervous System?
Somatic Nervous System
What type of signals does the nervous system use to communicate?
Electrical and Chemical
What two organs make up the CNS?
Brain & Spinal Cord
What part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
Cerebellum
What part of the neuron receives signals?
Dendrites
Which nervous system response controls involuntary actions like breathing?
Somatic or Autonomic Nervous System?
Autonomic Nervous System
What is one reason the nervous system is important?
1. Controls body functions
2. Sends and receives messages
3. Responds to the environment
4. Works with other systems
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Peripheral Nervous System
What part of the brain controls breathing and heartbeat?
Medulla (Brain Stem)
What part of the neuron sends messages away from the cell body?
Axon (A for Away)
Touching a hot stove and pulling your hand away quickly is an example of what?
Reflex
Which nervous system job or function helps you feel pain or temperature changes?
Responds to the environment
What is the main job of the PNS?
Carries messages between the CNS and the rest of the body
Which brain part helps you think and remember information during a test?
Cerebrum
What are synapses?
Tiny gaps where neurons pass messages using chemicals
Feeling a mosquito bite is an example of what kind of nerves sending a message?
Sensory, Relay or Motor Neurons
Sensory nerves
What is the name of the cell that sends messages in the nervous system?
Neuron (Nerve Cell)
Which nervous system includes nerves that carry messages to and from the brain and spinal cord?
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
If you are riding a skateboard and staying steady, which part of your brain is working the most?
Cerebellum
Put the message pathway in order: axon, synapse, dendrites
Dendrites → Axon → Synapse
Typing on a keyboard uses what type of nerves that send signals to muscles?
Sensory, Relay or Motor Neurons
Motor Nerves