The 3 main parts of the nervous system include all of the following, EXCEPT:

Messages travel to and from your brain in under a second through your __________,a bundle of nerves acting like a highway.

The ____________ is the commander or control center (in charge) of the nervous system.

The brain is divided into 3 main parts. The largest part of your brain is your __________________. It controls everything from our five senses to our voluntary movement, thoughts, memory and speech.

Which type of neuron (nerve cell) sends messages from your brain to your muscle? (ex: message is sent telling your arm to catch a ball)

Which type of neuron (nerve cell) sends messages from your senses to your brain? (ex: you hear a bee buzzing or you touch a hot pot)

Ways to keep your nervous system healthy:

Your cerebellum (in the back of your brain) is in charge of:

The ____________ connects to your spinal cord and controls involuntary actions like breathing, digestion, heart rate.

Electrochemical impulses (messages) get sent through trillions of nerve cells in the nervous system. What is another name for a nerve cell?

The central nervous system is made up of your brain and spinal cord, while the peripheral nervous system is made up of your neurons (nerve cells).

The right side of the brain controls the right side of you body.

The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and is divided into four lobes. Which of the following is NOT a lobe in the cerebrum?

This lobe inside the cerebrum is unique to humans because it is in charge of things like planning, reasoning, decision-making, and imagination.

When you learn things, the messages travel from one neuron to another, over and over. Eventually, the brain starts to create connections (or pathways) between the neurons, so things become easier and you can do them better and better.

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