General Science- The Nervous System

Question 1

The Nervous System consists of what?

Answer 1

Brain
Spinal Cord
Neurons

Question 2

Network of billions of nerve cells are called what?

Answer 2

Neurons

Question 3

How do Neurons behave?

Answer 3

Like electrical wires that sand and receive signals throughout the body.

Question 4

What two aspects does the nervous system control?

Answer 4

Body Function

Receive and Process environmental stimuli.

Question 5

The Nervous System consists of what?

Answer 5

Central Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System

Question 6

Made up of the brain and spinal cord.

Answer 6

Central Nervous System

Question 7

Made up the neurons found through out the body?

Answer 7

Peripheral Nervous System

Question 8

The major part of the brain?

Answer 8

Cerebrum

Question 9

Thought to be the “center of intelligence”.

Answer 9

Cerebrum

Question 10

Responsible for hearing, seeing, thinking, etc.

Answer 10

Cerebrum

Question 11

Consists of a big cluster of nerve tissue that forms the basis for the brain.

Answer 11

Cerebellum

Question 12

Associated with balance, movement, and muscle coordination.

Answer 12

Cerebellum

Question 13

A part of the brainstem. It is a connection between the brain and the spinal cord.

Answer 13

Medulla

Question 14

Controls involuntary actions such as breathing, swallowing, and the beating of the heart.

Answer 14

Medulla

Question 15

The major connecting center between the brain and the network of nerves.

Answer 15

Spinal Cord

Question 16

This carries impulses between all organs and the brain .

Answer 16

Spinal Cord

Question 17

The spinal cord is the control center for many what?

Answer 17

Simple Reflexes

Question 18

Consists of nerve fibers that send sensory information to the central nervous system and control voluntary actions.

Answer 18

Somatic Nervous System

Question 19

System that regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.

Answer 19

Autonomic Nervous System