Nervous System Review

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 a neuron RECIEVES information?

• axon

• dendrite

• cell body

• axon terminal

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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

• dendrite

• terminal

• cell body

• axon

What is the LARGEST part 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 balance and body position?

• cerebrum

• medulla

• cerebellum

• impluses

The spinal cord is protected by the _____?

• vertebrae 

• skull

• lungs

• rib cage

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

• interneurons

• motor

• sensory 

• receptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

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

• motor

• interneurons

• sensory

• muscle tissue

The Central Nervous System contains the brain and the brain stem.

• True

• False