Nervous & Endocrine System

Which is NOT a function of the nervous system?

• responding to information

• making blood cells

• receiving information on the environment

• maintaining homeostasis

A cell that carries information through the nervous system is called a

• nerve impulse

• nerve

• neuron

• endocrine gland

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A ______ neuron picks up stimuli and converts them to a nerve impulse.

• plasma

• motor

• sensory

• impulse

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A ____ neuron sends impulses to glands and muscles to tell muscles to move

• inter

• motor

• sensory

• impulse

A ______causes and organism to react. The reaction is called a _______

• stimulus, response

• response, stimulus

• impulse, neuron

• neuron, impulse

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identify structure #1

• axon

• synapse

• dendrite

• cell body

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Identify structure #5

• dendrite

• axon

• cell body

• axon terminal

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which system is responsible for voluntary actions like jumping?

• somatic nervous system

• temporal system

• autonomic nervous system

• limbic system

This is the thinking part of the brain that interprets movements and senses

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• thalamus

• hypothalamus

This coordinates movements and balance

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• thalamus

• hypothalamus