Nervous System

What is the purpose of the nervous system?

• To send and receive messages to/from the body.

• To control your balance.

• To help you think.

• All of these.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

This organ is the control system for the whole body.

• stomach

• liver

• kidney

• brain

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

This runs from the brain down the backbone.

• heart

• spinal cord

• cerebellum

• prefrontal cortex

Another name for a nerve cell.

• neuron

• moron

• axon

• dendrite

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The part of a neuron that receives nerve impulses.

• dendrite

• axon

• synapse

• meninges

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This part of a neuron sends nerve impulses.

• dendrite

• axon

• synapse

• meninges

The tiny space between neurons that neurotransmitters would be released and absorbed.

• dendrites

• axons

• synapse

• meninges