Nervous System

What two things are found in the central nervous system?

• brain/spinal cord
• spinal cord/motor neurons
• motor/sensory neurons
• only brain

Which part of the neuron is a long fiber that send information to other cells?

• dendrite
• terminal
• cell body
• axon

Which part of a neuron RECIEVES information?

• axon
• dendrite
• cell body
• axon terminal

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is the LARGEST of the 3 parts of your brain?

• cerebellum
• cerebrum
• spinal cord
• medulla

Which part of your brain controls memory?

• cerebrum
• cerebellum
• medulla
• neurons

Which part of the brain controls breathing?

• neurons
• medulla
• cerebellum
• cerebrum

Which part of the brain controls balance and body position?

• cerebrum
• medulla
• cerebellum
• impluses

The impulse changes to _______________ as it moves ACROSS the synapse to other neurons.

• electrical
• chemical
• it stays the same
• liquid

If I step on a nail...what type of neuron take that signal TO the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?

• interneurons
• motor
• sensory 
• receptors

If I step on a nail...what type of neurons take the response to my muscles?

• motor
• interneurons
• sensory
• not neurons, muscle tissue sends the response

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8