Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement.
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Along
with the endocrine system, the ________ system is responsible for _________.
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Regulation is the process of ____________ and __________ activities in an
organism.
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The
nervous system ________ and ____________ many activities within the body.
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The
endocrine system is involved with more ____-term processes while the nervous system is involved in
more ___________ responses.
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The
nervous system is divided into two parts: the _________ nervous system and the ________________
nervous system.
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The
central nervous system (CNS) consists of the ____ and ______ cord.
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The
central nervous system (CNS) processes all _________ and __________ messages.
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The
peripheral nervous system consists of communication pathways that connect all areas of the body to
the _________ nervous system.
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The
specialized cells of the nervous system are called ________.
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________ transmit information throughout the body. This information is transmitted in
the form of _____________ signals called nerve ___________.
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A
typical neuron consists of a cell ____, ______, and ______.
Refer to the
diagram for details.
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The
enlarged region called the cell body contains a ________ and cell _____________.
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The
neuron receives information through the ___________ and transmits information to other cells through
________.
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Axons
bundled together with blood vessels and connective tissue form _______.
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15.
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The
largest organ of the nervous system is the _______.
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________ connect the central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of the
body.
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The
largest part of the brain is the _____________.
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The
cerebrum is responsible for __________, ________, and ___________.
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19.
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The
cerebrum controls voluntary movements and allows you to detect ______, ______, ______, ______,
_______, ______, _____, and ____.
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20.
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The
_____________ is the part of the brain that regulates _________, _______, and
_____________.
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21.
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At
the base of the brain is a collection of structures called the ______
________.
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22.
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The
brain stem leads down to the spinal cord and connects the two halves of the cerebrum to the
cerebellum. The lower portion of the brain stem consists of the ___________, ______, and
_________ _________.
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The
structures at the lower portion of the brain transmit information throughout the central nervous
system and regulate important involuntary activities such as, ______ rate, resting _________ rate,
blood ________, and body ______________.
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24.
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The
spinal _____ contains neurons and bundles of axons that pass impulses to and from the
brain.
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25.
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The
protective bones that surround the spinal cord are called ______________.
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26.
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The
______ ______ links the brain to the peripheral nervous system.
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Damage to the cerebellum would result in loss of ___________.
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