Nervous System

Question 1

coordinate body’s response to changes in its external and internal environment

Answer 1

nervous sytem

Question 2

control center of the body where all processes are relayed through

consists of cerebrum (controls thought and senses) and cerebellum (controls motor function)

Answer 2

brain

Question 3

sends instruction from the brain to the rest of the body and vice versa

Answer 3

spinal cord

Question 4

any organism with a major nerve cord is classified as a what

Answer 4

chordate

Question 5

conduct impulses to muscle cells throughout the body

Answer 5

nerves

Question 6

types of neurons

Answer 6

afferent
interneurons
efferent

Question 7

carry signals toward the central nervous system

Answer 7

afferent neurons

Question 8

present in CNS, pass signals from afferent neurons to efferent neurons

Answer 8

interneurons

Question 9

transmit signals from CNS towards the motor and sensory organs

Answer 9

efferent

Question 10

point at which a neuron can transfer an impulse to another cell

Answer 10

synapse

Question 11

nervous system is divided into two regions

Answer 11

central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

Question 12

site of processing nerve impulses

control center

Answer 12

central nervous system

Question 13

brain consists of how many cells

Answer 13

100 billion cells

Question 14

parts of the brain

Answer 14

cerebrum
cerebellum
brain stem

Question 15

largest part

responsible for LEARNING, INTELLIGENCE and JUDGMENT

Answer 15

cerebrum

Question 16

coordinates and balances actions of muscles (POSTURE, MOVEMENT AND BALANCE)

Answer 16

cerebellum

Question 17

regulates blood pressure, heart rate, breathing and swallowing (THALAMUS, HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDBRAIN, PONS, AND MEDULLA OBLONGATA)

Answer 17

brainstem

Question 18

site of detection and transmission of nerve impulses

Answer 18

peripheral nervous system (PNS)

Question 19

peripheral nervous system is divided into two

Answer 19

autonomic nervous system and somatic nervous system

Question 20

functions involuntarily

controls the smooth and cardiac muscles

Answer 20

autonomic nervous system

Question 21

voluntary movement of muscles and organs and reflex movements

Answer 21

somatic nervous system

Question 22

autonomic nervous system is divided into two

Answer 22

sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system

Question 23

manages the body’s stress and response (fight ot flight)

Answer 23

sympathetic nervous system

Question 24

manages the body at rest

Answer 24

parasympathetic nervous system