Nervous System
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| nervous system | controls all the other body systems; consists of brain, spinal cord, and network of nerves
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| nerve | carries messages from inside or outside the body; messages pass from one to another
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| neuron | special cells that carry impulses from the nervous system to different parts of the body (brain consists of millions of these)
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| autonomic | carries out the activities of our body without thinking
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| brain | core of the nervous system; collects information and makes decisions; basic functions controlled include breathing, movement, thinking, sleeping
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| cerebellum | back of the brain; controls all body movement and maintain balance (voluntary responses)
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| cerebrum | largest part of brain (2 halves); receives and interprets information from sense organs; aids in thinking and decision making
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| cornea | protects the inner parts of the eye; has a curved shape which helps the eye focus objects as light passes through it
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| react | response to what is going on around you; brain tells your body what to do
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| reflex | perform automatically; natural reactions
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| voluntary response | involve purposeful movement (fine motor movements, balance)
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| retina | like the film in the camera; catches the image we see and sends it to our brain through the optic nerve
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| senses | see (eye), hear (ear), smell (noes), taste (tongue), touch (skin); gather information outside your body and send messages to the brain
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| spinal cord | main pathway for messages between the brain and rest of the body
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| spine | made up of many bones called vertebrae; protects the spinal cord that carries messages to and from the brain
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| stimulus | respond to a situation by changing what you are doing
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| medulla | rests at the base of the brain connecting it to the spinal cord; controls heartbeat, digestion, and breathing (all involuntary responses)
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| involuntary response | occur on their own and do not require thought (heartbeat, breathing, digestion)
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| brain stem | controls involuntary action
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