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Nervous System

Authored by Lauren Morriss

Science

6th - 8th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 3+ times

Nervous System
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the central nervous system made up of?

brain and spinal cord

cranial and spinal nerves

sensory and motor systems

central and peripheral systems

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which neurons carry messages from the brain to the body?

sensory neuron

motor neuron

interneuron

afferent

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which system controls internal organs? (like maintaining your heart beat and breathing)

somatic

autonomic

sympathetic

parasympthetic

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What part of the neuron connects to another neuron

dendrite

axon

cell body

myelin sheath

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The space between an axon of a neuron that is communicating with a dendrite of another neuron is called a ________________.

Neuron

Brain message

Stimulus

Synapse

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do your nerves (neurons) work?

They carry messages back and forth from the brain to the rest of the body

The send messages only to the spinal cord

They only receive messages from the spinal cord

They really don't work. They are lazy and want everything done for them.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is your spinal cord important?

Because it holds our spine together

Because all communication needs to travel through the spinal cord, towards and away from the brain.

Because it controls our senses

It's not

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