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Guided Reading Activity – 15.4
1. Name the main divisions of the nervous system and describe the components of
each division.
2. Explain the relationship between the central nervous system and the peripheral
nervous system.
3. What are neurons?
4. List the three categories of neurons and describe the function of each.
5. List the three main part of a neuron and describe the function of each cell part.
6. Explain what happens when nerve impulses travel from the body to the spinal
cord. Include a description of how messages are transmitted.
7. What is the function of the brain?
8. List the three main divisions of the brain and describe a main function of each.
9. List two processes that are centered in each hemisphere of the cerebrum: the
left and the right.
10. List the three main areas of the brain stem.
11. What are the functions of the thalamus and hypothalamus?
12. List the two sections of the peripheral nervous system.
13. What is the function of the autonomic nervous system?
14. Explain how the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems balance
each other.
15. Describe the two types of neurons in the somatic nervous system.
16. What is a reflex?