Stimulus and Response

Cell that sends messages to the brain when it receives stimuli

• Brain

• Motor Neuron

• Receptor

• Nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Where sensory impulses pass through the brain and spinal cord

• Central Nervous System

• Cardiovascular System

• Circulatory System

• Respiratory System

True or false: The more folds a brain has, the more it can process.

• True

• False

Which part is NOT a major part of the brain?

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Ceretonin

• Brain Stem

A bear jumping into a river in response to seeing salmon is an example of:

• an instinctive behavior

• a learned behavior

• a stimulustic behavior

• a natural behavior

The ____________ send messages from your brain to your muscles, signaling how you react.

• sensory neurons

• muscular receptors

• motor neurons

• sensory receptors

Sensory neurons carry messages ______ the brain, while motor neurons carry messages ______ from the brain.

• from, to

• to, from

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Response time refers to:

• a specific reflex that happens in response to a stimulus.

• the communication cell found in the brain and the nervous system.

• The length of time it takes for a person to act in response to a stimulus.

• The length of time it takes for a neuron to travel through the central nervous system.

The brain stem regulates many body functions, such as:

• heartbeat

• breathing

• body temperature

• all of the above

• only options 1 and 2

A deer hears a predator nearby. What are some possible stimuli for the deer that will most likely trigger her response? (select all that apply)

• Sight

• Sound

• Smell

• Taste

• Pain

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8