1.

Circle the 3 main parts of the nervous system

a. brain
b. nerves
c. eyes
d. ears

e. spinal cord

f. stomach

2. Circle the 2 main divisions of the nervous system

a. central nervous system b. digestive system c. peripheral nervous system d. brain
3. Circle the 3 main parts of the brain
a. cerebrum b. cerebellum c. frontal lobe

d. spinal cord e. medulla f. scalp

4. What part of the brain controls speech, reasoning, memory, and our senses?
a. cerebrum b. cerebellum c. frontal lobe d. spinal cord e. medulla f. scalp
5. What part of the brain coordinates motor movement
a. cerebrum b. cerebellum c. frontal lobe d. spinal cord e. medulla f. scalp
6. What part of the brain controls involuntary reflexes?
a. cerebrum b. cerebellum c. frontal lobe d. spinal cord e. medulla f. scalp
7. Circle involuntary reflexes
a. breathing b. heartbeat c. running

d. walking

e. blinking

8. True or False Once brain cells are dead they cannot grow back.
9. What part of the nervous system controls behavior
a. cerebrum b. central c. peripheral
d. spinal cord e. medulla f. scalp
10. What part of the nervous system is a pathway to the brain for the five senses
a. cerebrum b. central
c. occipital lobe d. peripheral e. medulla f. neuron
11. What is the basic unit that carries out the work of the nervous system
a. neuron
b. cerebrum c. frontal lobe d. spinal cord e. medulla f. scalp
12. Impulses going to a nerve cell travel along feelers called....(receivers)
a. cerebrum b. axon
c. dendrites
d. spinal cord e. medulla f. synapse
13. Impulses leaving a nerve cell travel along feelers called.....(senders)
a. cerebrum b. axon
c. dendrites
d. spinal cord e. medulla f. synapse
14. A response which is involuntary such as pulling away from something hot is called...
a. cerebrum b. axon
c. dendrites
d. spinal cord e. reflex
f. synapse
15. Actions that we perform with our conscious mind such as reading, speaking or walking is...
a. voluntary b. involuntary c. dendrites
d. spinal cord e. medulla f. synapse
16. Impulses can jump across one cell to another. This jumping is called a .
a. cerebrum b. axon
c. dendrites
d. spinal cord e. medulla f. synapse
17. What is the large nerve leading from the brain and down the back
a. cerebrum b. axon
c. dendrites
d. spinal cord e. medulla f. synapse

18. What is the intelligence center of the brain called

a. cerebrum b. axon
c. dendrites
d. spinal cord e. medulla f. synapse
19. What part of the brain controls memory, thinking, and learning
a. cerebrum b. axon
c. dendrites
d. spinal cord e. medulla f. synapse
20. What part of the brain controls breathing, heartbeat and digestion
a. cerebrum b. axon
c. dendrites
d. spinal cord e. medulla f. synapse
21. What part of the brain controls muscular coordination and balance
a. cerebrum b. cerebellum c. dendrites
d. spinal cord e. medulla f. synapse
22. What part of the brain controls appetite, water balance, sleep and temperature
a. cerebrum b. hypothalamus
c. thalamus
d. spinal cord e. medulla f. synapse
23. What part of the brain is the center of your feelings
a. cerebrum b. hypothalamus
c. thalamus
d. spinal cord e. medulla f. synapse
24. What part of your body protects your spinal cord
a. cerebrum b. spinal column
c. skull d. spinal cord e. medulla f. synapse
25. What part of your body protects your brain
a. cerebrum b. spinal column
c. skull d. spinal cord e. medulla f. synapse
26. List your five senses
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