9th Grade Nervous System Quiz

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Biology
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9th - 10th Grade
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Medium
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Jennifer Lenz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the purpose of the nervous system?
Quick / direct communication.
Communicating information to the whole body at once.
Detecting stimuli only.
Processing information only.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these is a function of the peripheral nervous system?
detect stimuli only
process information only
respond to information only
detect and respond to information
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these is considered an involuntary action?
laughing at a joke
screaming at someone who scared you
diaphragm contractions
chewing your food
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS1-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which part of the brain is responsible for conscious thought?
the occipital lobe
the cerebellum
the cerebrum
the brain stem
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is responsible for detecting stimuli?
the brain
the motor neurons
the relay neurons
the receptor cells
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these is an example of an effector?
taste buds on the tongue
photoreceptors (they detect light) in the eye
a motor neuron leading to your arm
the pancreas
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which part of the neuron receives signals?
dendrite
axon
cell body
myelin sheath
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