Coordination And Response

1. What is the function of the nervous system?

To send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body.

To break down food to be used by the body.

To remove wastes from the body.

2. This system is made up of the brain and spinal cord.

Central nervous system

Enteric nervous system

Peripheral nervous system

3. The hormone that prepares for 'fight and flight'.

Adrenaline

Insulin

Glucagon

4. The part of the brain in charge of thinking and memory.

Cerebrum

Cerebellum

Medulla oblongata

5. Specialized connection with other cells.

Cerebrum

Lobe

Synapse

6. A filament that arises from the neurone cell body and extends for micrometers. A cluster of them form a tree.

Axon

Dendrite

Soma

7. A special nerve filament that arises from the cell body and travels up to a meter.

Axon

Dendrite

Soma

8. Made up of sensory neurones, clusters of neurones called ganglia and the nerves connecting them to each other and the central nervous system.

Central nervous system

Enteric nervous system

Peripheral nervous system

9. This part of the brain controls coordination and balance.

Cerebrum

Cerebellum

Medulla oblongata

10. The part of the eye that refracts light rays into the pupil.

Aqueous humour

Cornea

Iris

11. The hormones that converts glucose to glycogen.

Adrenaline

Glucagon

Insulin

12. The cell body of a neuron.

Axon

Dendrite

Soma

13. The part of the brain that is in charge of involuntary actions such as breathing and heartbeat.

Cerebrum

Cerebellum

Medulla oblongata

14. The photoreceptor that is responsible for vision in dim light.

Cones

Fovea

Rods

15. Helping cells of the brain.

Axons

Dendrites

Glia

Coordination and Response

1. What is the function of the nervous system?

2.

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2. This system is made up of the brain and spinal cord.

3. The hormone that prepares for 'fight and flight'.

4. The part of the brain in charge of thinking and memory.

5. Specialized connection with other cells.

6. A filament that arises from the neurone cell body and extends for micrometers. A cluster of them form a tree.

7. A special nerve filament that arises from the cell body and travels up to a meter.

8. Made up of sensory neurones, clusters of neurones called ganglia and the nerves connecting them to each other and the central nervous system.

9. This part of the brain controls coordination and balance.

10. The part of the eye that refracts light rays into the pupil.

11. The hormones that converts glucose to glycogen.

12. The cell body of a neuron.

13. The part of the brain that is in charge of involuntary actions such as breathing and heartbeat.

14. The photoreceptor that is responsible for vision in dim light.

15. Helping cells of the brain.