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| What is a function of the nervous system? | Coordinating what goes on inside the body. |
| What are parts of the nervous system? | spinal cord, brain, nerves, and receptor organs. |
| What would the medulla be involved with? | coughing |
| What would your cerebellum be involved with? | skipping |
| Which of the followihg names something that your cerebrum would be involved with? | learning to speak a foreign language. |
| T/F Each nerve carries messages to and from the brain? | false |
| T/F The nervous system interrelates with the digestive system. | true |
| What makes the cat or sheep eye glow? | tapetum |
| Is the pupil a dot or a hole? | hole |
| T/F The nervous system does not control how the body responds to the environment. | False |
| What does the medulla control? | Reflexes |
| What are some examples of reflexes controlled by the medulla? | Coughing, blinking, and vomiting. |
| What does the medulla regulate? | heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature. |
| T/F The cerebellum coordinates muscles and movements that are automatic. | True |
| What does the cerebrum control? | Vision, hearing, taste, and touch |
| Besides the senses, for what else is the cerebrum responsible? | Learning things that require concentration. |
| What does it mean if a bodily function is automatic? | We do not have to think about it or concentrate in order to do it. |
| What are the major parts of the brain? | Cerebrum, medulla, cerebellum |
| What part of the brain merges into the spinal cord? | The medulla |
| What is the spinal cord made of? | nerves that carry messages to OR away from the brain. |
| What happens if the spinal cord is cut? | Paralysis happens because the brain can't communicate from the point of the injury down. |
| What do receptor cells do? | Monitor how things are working in the body and they control our senses. |
| T/F If you damage brain cells, they can be repaired. | False |
| T/F You can improve or enhance your brain cells. | True |
| T/F You grow more brain cells each year. | False |
| T/F The human body generates new nerve cells. | False |
| Where are most of the receptor nerve cells found? | The sense organs |
| What is the function of the nerve cells? | To carry messages |
| What are the 4 parts of the nervous system? | Brain, receptor organs, spinal cord, and nerves |
| What is a disease that causes the deterioration of brain cells? | Alzheimer's Disease |
| What happens if the spinal cord is cut? | Paralysis results |
| What connects the brain with the spinal cord? | The medulla |
| What part of the brain regulates blood pressure, body temp., and heart rate? | The medulla |
| What is responsible for controlling refelxes like blinking, vomiting, and coughing? | The medulla |
| What is responsible for vision, hearing, taste, and touch? | The cerebrum |
| What is the largest, most obvious structure of the brain? | The cerebrum |
| Where is the thinking part of the brain? | On the lower part of the cerebrum |
| Who won the NCAA Basketball Championship this year? | Florida Gators |
| What is a female sheep called? | A ewe (pronounced like "you") |
| What is the black circular structure of the eye called? | The pupil |
| What is the yellowish, soft material that protects the eyeball? | Fat |
| What is the colored part of the eye called? | Iris |
| What is the tough outer layer that protects the front of the eye? | The cornea |
| What is a small disk made of clear cells to help an eye focus on objects near or far away? | The lens |
| What lines the back of the eyeball and is made of highly specialized receptor cells that change a light image into a nerve image? | The retina |
