What is the basic unit of the nervous system called?
neuron
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Which part of the nervous system controls all the body functions?
brain
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Which part of the nervous system serves as the communication highway that relays messages back and forth the brain and the different parts of the body?
spinal cord
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Which region of the brain is responsible for processing information received by the different sense organs of the body?
cerebrum
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Which region of the brain is responsible for balance, movement and coordination?
cerebellum
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Which region of the brain control automatic body functions such as breathing and digestion?
brainstem
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Which side of the brain controls the left side of the body?
right side
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Which part of the nervous system does the brain and spinal cord belong?
central nervous system
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Which part of the nervous system is made up of nerves that go through the whole body?
peripheral nervous system
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Which part of the brainstem controls pulse, thirst, appetite, sleep patterns, and other processes in our bodies that happen automatically?
hypothalamus
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Which part of the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for sudden stress?
