The Zombie vs. The Nervous System

The Zombie vs. The Nervous System

Multiple Choice

You see a zombie! The message travels along the optic nerve, a cranial nerve attached to the eyes. What nervous system division does this nerve belong to?

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

Multiple Choice

Which type of neuron carries the message from your eyes to your brain?

• Motor neuron

• Sensory Neuron

• Associative Neuron

Multiple Choice

The brain is a part of the ___

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

​associative neurons

Multiple Choice

Which lobe will interpret that you’ve seen the zombie?

• Temporal

• Parietal

• Frontal

• Occipital

Multiple Choice

Which type of neuron carries the message from your occipital lobe to somewhere else within the brain?

• Motor neuron

• Sensory Neuron

• Associative Neuron

Multiple Choice

You're freaking out. Your heart rate and breathing speed up. What nervous system is activated?

• Sympathetic Nervous System

• Parasympathetic Nervous System

Multiple Choice

You decide that you better run! Which lobe of the brain makes decisions and sends the instructions for voluntary movement?

• Parietal

• Frontal

• Temporal

• Occipital

Multiple Choice

Lucky for you, the zombie isn't very coordinated. It seems like he has a problem with his:

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Brainstem

• Spinal cord

Multiple Choice

You escape the zombie! Hooray! Now that you’re safe, your heart rate and breathing rate gradually slow down. Which nervous system is activated?

• Sympathetic Nervous System

• Parasympathetic Nervous System

Multiple Choice

Which of these would occur once the parasympathetic nervous system is activated?

• Appetite comes back

• Pupils expand

• Muscles get extra blood flow

Open Ended

What is a synapse? How do nerve signals cross the synapse?

​A synapse is a gap between neurons.

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​Chemicals called neurotransmitters cross the gap and activate an electrical impulse in the 2nd neuron.

Open Ended

Explain why a dab is a perfect model of a nerve pathway.