14.3 Nervous System Practice

What are the three parts of the nervous system?

• brain, spinal cord, neurons

• brain, lungs, spinal cord

• heart, brain, nerves

• brain, nerves, neurons

What is the function of the nervous system?

• sensory inputs, process information, motor output

• to protect the body from harm.

• Sensory input and motor output

• Make decisions and process information

Identify the stimulus

• Thirsty

• drinking water

• blinking

• eating

Identify the response

• hunger

• thirst

• drinking water

• smelling

A person feels the heat of a hot stove.

• Stimulus
• Response

The stimulus is most closely related to....

• the cause
• the effect
• the hypothesis
• the conclusion

The response is most like....

• the cause
• the effect
• the hypothesis
• the question

What part of your body carries signals from your brain to your muscles (you can choose more than one)

• Motor neurons

• Spinal cord

• Sensory neurons

• Blood vessels

What kind of neuron carries information from our eyes to our brain?

• Motor neuron

• Sensory neuron

• Nerve

• Spinal neuron

A nerve cell is called

• an axon

• a dendrite

• A Neuron

• A synapse