Nervous System Review

Identify the highlighted structure

• thalamus
• hypothalus
• lobule
• corpus callosum 

Identify the lobe of the brain

• frontal
• temporal
• occipital
• parietal

Identify the lobe of the brain

• frontal
• temporal
• occipital
• parietal

Which of the following is a function of the occipital lobe?

• contains the visual cortex
• somatosensory
• somato motor control
• taste

What part of the neuron houses the nucleus?

• Cell Body
• Dendrites
• Axon Terminal
• Synapse

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What part of the neuron receives the message from the previous neuron?

• Terminal Fibers
• Dendrites
• Cell Body
• Myelin

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What part of the neuron covers the axon and allows for the impulse to travel quickly?

• Dendrite
• Synapse
• Myelin
• Neurotransmitters

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is the name of the chemical message that travels across the synapse?

• Axon
• Dendrite
• Action Potential
• Neurotransmitter

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What part of the neuron can be described as a tail like structure that carries the impulse away from the cell body?

• Axon
• Cell Body
• Dendrites
• Synapse

What neuron structure releases the neurotransmitter to communicate with the next neuron?

• axon

• dendrite

• cell body

• axon terminal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2