Chapter 6 Test

Question or Hint Answer or Word

What is the chemical signal that a nerve cell releases? neurotransmitter (wrong answers: cell, protein, circulation, veins)
What system consists of the brain and spinal cord? central nervous system (wrong answers: endocrine system, circulatory system, blood vessel, heart)
What part of the brain controls impulses? frontal lobe (wrong answers: parietal lobe, brain stem, closed circulatory system, veins)
What part of the brain controls the 5 senses? parietal lobe (wrong answers: occipital lobe, temporal lobe, open circulatory system, arteries)
What is the purpose of the nervous system? to transmit signals to the body (wrong answers: to circulate blood, to circulate oxygen, annelids, circulation)
What is a reflex an involuntary movement (wrong answers: a planned movement, no movement, nerve net, protein)
BONUS: How much does the adult brain weigh? about 3 pounds