Nervous System Intro

The nervous system is like a ______ for your body.

• computer

• toaster

• washing machine

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

There are two kinds of nerves.

• true

• false

Which part of a neuron receives stimuli?

• Dendrites

• Axon

• Myelin Sheath

• Nucleus

The nervous system is structurally subdivided into two systems: ____ nervous system and ____ nervous system.

• Central;peripheral

• somatic;autonomic

• parasympathetic;sympathetic

The term central nervous system refers to the ____.

• Brain, Spinal

  Cord, and Cranial

• Brain and Spinal Cord

the point at which an impulse from one nerve cell is communicated to another cell is the____...

• Synapse

• collateral branch

• receptor

• outflux

What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?

• Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder
• Traps, Forearm, & Abs
• Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps
• Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle

Which muscles are involuntary?

• skeletal
• cardiac
• smooth
• smooth and cardiac

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

• dendrite
• terminal
• cell body
• axon

What do Axon Terminals do?

• Intakes information from other neurons

• Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath

• Sends information to the next cell

• Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon