Nervous System
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching item on the line next to each number.
1. CELL
A. That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
2. NEURON
B. Long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
3. SPINE
C. A sharp rigid animal process or appendage
4. REFLEX
D. An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
5. BRAIN
E. Having cells with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei
6. AXON
F. A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
7. EUKARYOTIC
G. A major division of the vertebrate brain
8. CEREBELLUM
H. Tiniest unit of living things
9. CNS
I. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
10. CEREBRUM
J. Anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres