NERVOUS SYSTEM

NERVOUS SYSTEM

8th - 11th Grade

21 Qs

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NERVOUS SYSTEM

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th - 11th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS1-2, MS-LS1-8, HS-LS1-3

+2

Standards-aligned

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21 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?

brain and spinal cord
brain and cranial nerves
spinal cord and spinal nerves
cranial nerves and spinal nerves

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What are the 2 major divisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

Sensory & Motor
Peripheral & Central
Somatic & Autonomic
Brain & Spinal Cord

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Sensory neurons carry nerve impulses from the sense organs and internal organs (like your stomach) to the

peripheral nervous system (PNS)
central nervous system (CNS)
muscles
sense organs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

axons
sensory receptors
spinal cord
motor neurons

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

a signal molecule that transmits nerve impulses across synapses

neuron
neurotransmitter
nerve
action potential

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons

axon
dendrites
myelin sheath
synapse

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.

dendrite
axon
cell body
Schwann cell

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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