Nervous System Intro

Motor nerves are called

• afferent
• peripheral
• sensory
• efferent

The brain and spinal cord together make up all of which division of the nervous system?

• Peripheral nervous system

• Central nervous system

• Sympathetic nervous system

• Parasympathetic nervous system

Afferent nerves are called

• efferent
• sensory
• motor
• peripheral

The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations in the role of the:

• sympathetic nervous system
• parasympathetic system
• somatic nervous system
• cerebellum

Which types of neurons make up the Peripheral Nervous System?

• sensory and interneurons

• motor and sensory neurons

• interneurons and motor neurons

• only interneurons

Which of the following is TRUE?

• Parasympathetic nervous system is known as the “fight or flight” response.

• Norepinephrine and adrenaline are neurotransmitters used by the parasympathetic nervous system to relax the body.

• Digestion and immune response increase when the parasympathetic nervous system is active.

• Sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the nervous system are part of the somatic nervous system.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This insulating material, formed by Schwann cells, which forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron. It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.

• neuron

• myelin sheath

• dendrite

• neurotransmitter

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Label the Neuron-What does the letter "C" represent?

• Dendrite
• Axon
• Axon Terminal
• Cell Body

The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.

• dendrite

• axon

• cell body

• Schwann cell

part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons

• axon

• dendrites

• myelin sheath

• synapse