Nervous System

The three main functions of the nervous system are ...

• Decision making, thinking, and gathering information

• Seeing, Feeling, and Hearing

• Gathering information, maintaining homeostasis, and responding to stimuli

• Using the 5 senses, telling my body to move, and being aware of my surroundings

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What part of a neuron is responsible for sending an impulse to the next neuron?

• Axon Terminal

• Dendrites

• Cell Body

• Axon

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Impulses can travel back and forth along the same neuron chain.

• True

• False

The nerves that extend from the brain and spinal cord, make up the _____________________.

• Central Nervous System(CNS)

• Somatic Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System(PNS)

A motor neuron ...

• Relays information to other neurons

• Gives commands to my nerves

• Senses information

• Gives commands to my muscles

Which part of a Neuron detects neurotransmitters?

• Dendrites

• Nucleus

• Axon Terminal

• Myelin Sheath

Photoreceptors detect light, enabling me to see.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

__________________________ detect pressure.

• Nociceptors

• Proprioceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Smell and Taste are closely related because they both use ___________________________.

• thermoreceptors

• chemoreceptors

• proprioceptors

• photoreceptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which sensory receptors send impulses to the brain about temperature?

• thermoreceptors

• photoreceptors

• proprioceptors

• mechanoreceptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8