Brain Structure
Parts of the Brain
Nervous System Communication
Skin
Skin
100

Protects the brain.

What is the skull?
100

Names of the three parts of the brain.

What are the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem?

100

After the brain processes information, the message is sent here.

What is the spinal cord?

100

The name of pigment in the skin.

What is melanin?

100

Body's largest organ.

What is the skin?

200

Texture of the brain - smooth or wrinkled

What is wrinkled?

200

Part of the brain that controls balance and coordination.

What is the cerebellum?

200

Muscles receive a message from here.

What is your spinal cord?

200

Number of layers in the skin.

What is 3?

200

Location of oil and sweat glands in the skin.

What is the dermis?


300

Pathways that send messages from the brain to the body.

What are nerves?

300
Part of the brain that controls forming memories.

What is the cerebrum?

300

An example of a stimulus ("stimuli") that causes your nerves to react or activate.

What is something you see, feel, hear, etc?

300

Names of the layers in the skin.

What is the epidermis, dermis, and hypodermic?

300

Location of nerves in the skin.

What is the dermis?

400

A thick bundle of nerves protected by the spine.

What is the spinal cord?

400

Part of the brain that controls involuntary actions.

What is the brain stem?

400
Definition of a Reflex.

What is a quick response that your body does without thinking?

400

Location of fat in the skin.

What is the hypodermic?

400

Shields the body from harmful UV rays.

What is melanin?


500
Role/Job of the Brain

What is our body's control system?

500

Part of the brain that passes messages between the brain and the spinal cord.

What is the brain stem?

500

True or false: The brain processes the information during a reflex.

What is FALSE?

500

Location of the root of hair in the skin.

What is the hypodermic?

500

Reason we have nerves in the skin.

What is so that we can feel stimulus and be able to respond?