Nervous System

Nervous System

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS1-2

Standards-aligned

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Martha Smith

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The part of the neuron that insulates the axon and increases the speed of the neural message within the neuron.
Synapse
Dendrite
Myelin Sheath
Axon Terminal Button

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

This part of the neuron stores then releases neurotransmitters into the synapse.
Axon 
Dendrite
Myelin Sheath
Axon Terminal

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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This part of the neuron receives chemical messages from the neurotransmitters of other neurons. It is labeled A in the diagram.

Dendrite

Axon

Axon Terminal

Cell Body

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons. Labelled D in diagram.

Synapse

Axon

Axon Terminal

Dendrite

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the gap between two neurons called?

Impulse

Synapse

CNS

Inter neuron

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The nervous system subdivision that is composed of the brain and spinal cord.
Autonomic Nervous Sytem
CNS
PNS
Somatic Nervous System

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How is a message delivered from the "sending" neuron to the "receiving" axon?

sympathetic nerves

hormones

medulla oblongata

neurotransmitters

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