The Nervous System

Nervous System

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The part of the neuron that insulates the axon and increases the speed of the neural message within the neuron.

• Synapse
• Dendrite
• Myelin Sheath
• Axon Terminal Button

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This part of the neuron stores then releases neurotransmitters into the synapse.

• Axon 
• Dendrite
• Myelin Sheath
• Axon Terminal

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This part of the neuron receives chemical messages from the neurotransmitters of other neurons. It is labeled A in the diagram.

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Axon Terminal

• Cell Body

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Which part sends nerve impulse to the next cell?

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Axon Terminal

• Cell Body

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The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons. Labelled D in diagram.

• Synapse

• Axon

• Axon Terminal

• Dendrite

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What is the gap between two neurons called?

• Impulse

• Synapse

• CNS

• Inter neuron

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Which statement best describes a reflex arc?

• Slow response that you have to think about

• Rapid response to protect body from harm

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Where would the nerve impulse start in this reflex arc?

• A

• C

• D

• E

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_____ neurons carry messages away from the central nervous system and out to muscles or glands. The RED neuron in diagram.

• sensory

• motor

• inter

• central

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Which way does an impulse travel

• From dendrite to axon and out axon terminal

• From axon to axon and out dendrite terminal

• From axon to dendrite and out axon terminal

• From cell body to dendrite and out axon terminal

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How is a message delivered from the "sending" neuron to the "receiving" axon?

• sympathetic nerves

• hormones

• medulla oblongata

• neurotransmitters

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__________ carry messages between sensory neurons and motor neurons.

• Active Neurons

• Interneurons

• Refraction Neurons

• Flower Neurons

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These type of cells are responsible for transmitting electrical signals from nervous system to various parts of the body.

• Neuron

• Nerve

• Villi

• Somatic

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This system controls everything you do.

• Nervous system

• Olfactory system

• Respiratory system

• Endocrine system

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A change or signal in the environment that makes the nervous system react is called a

• stimulus

• response

• nerve impluse

• synapse

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The cells that carry information through your nervous system are

• protons

• cardiac muscles

• electrons

• neurons

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What is an automatic response that occurs very rapidly and without conscious control? They help to protect your body, such as blinking your eyelids in response to something.

• somatic response

• stimulus

• synapse

• reflex

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TRUE or FALSE: All nerves have the same job. For example, they all carry messages to the brain

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Select all that apply: The function of the nervous system is to control

• voluntary movement

• our senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste..)

• our memories and thoughts

• Involuntary actions likes breathing and heart beat

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The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.

• heart, brain, kidneys

• lungs, liver, stomach

• brain, spinal cord, nerves

What are the parts of the nervous system?

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The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.

• heart, brain, kidneys
• lungs, liver, stomach
• brain, spinal cord, nerves
• eyes, pancreas, veins

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What is the function of the nervous system?

• to control and coordinate body functions and systems.

• to protect the body from harm.

• to identify pain and begin healing.

• to break down food.

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The basic unit of structure and function in the nervous system is a nerve cell. Nerve cells are also called-

• Osteocytes

• Dendrites

• Neurons

• Spinal Cords

​Which part of the brain is in charge of thoughts and speech?

​Which part of the brain is in charge of digestion?

​Which part of the brain is in charge of balance?

​Which part of the brain is in charge of memory?

​Which part of the brain is in charge of breathing?

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what controls your balance ?!

• brain stem

• cerebellum
• cerebrum

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what controls your involuntary muscles (digestion, heart, breathing)?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum
• brainstem

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what controls your reading and writing ?!

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

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what controls your skeletal muscles ?!

• cerebellum 
• brain stem

• cerebrum

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What is the largest area of the brain that controls everything conscious?

• Cerebellum
• Cerebrum
• Diencephalon
• Brain Stem

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What is the number 1 pointing to?

• Spinal Cord

• Brain Stem

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

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What is the number 3 pointing to?

• brain stem

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• spinal cord

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What is the number 2 pointing to?

• brain stem

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• spinal cord

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what controls your heart rate ?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum
• brainstem