Nervous system

What are the cells that make up the Nervous System called?

• Neurons

• synapses

• dendrites

• axons

What is the basic function of the Nervous System?

• control all body movement

• transmit information through electrical signals

• receive information through the senses

• all of the other options

What do motor neurons do?

• transmit signals from the brain to the muscles

• transmit information from the muscles to the brain

• transmit information from the senses to the brain

• transmit information from the brain to the senses

What is the function of sensory neurons?

• Take information from the muscles to the brain

• Take information from the brain to the muscles

• Take informatio from the body to the brain

• Take information from the brain to the senses

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What are the two main parts of the NS?

• Peripheral Nervous System and Autonomic Nervous System

• Central NS and Peripheral NS

• Somatic NS and Autonomic NS

• Sympathetic and Parasympathetic NS

This diagram shows

• A sensory neuron

• A motor neuron

• An interneuron

• The basic structure of a neuron

The CNS is made up of

• Spinal cord and nerves

• Brain and spinal cord

• Nerves and brain

Which of the following is protected by bones?

• The PNS

• The CNS

• The SNS

• The ANS

The Peripheral Nervous System is divided into

• Somatic and Autonomic NS

• Somatic and Automatic NS

• Sympathetic and Parasympathetic NS

• Automatic and Sympahic NS

The Somatic NS controls

• all voluntary movement

• all involuntary movement

• all movement of the body

• all reactions in a situation of stress