Nervous System

The two major parts of the nervous system are the

• brain and spinal cord

• central and somatic nervous systems

• sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.

• peripheral and central nervous systems

Which of the following is regulated by the autonomic nervous system

• Breathing

• Kicking a soccer ball

• Balancing on one foot

• Raising your hand

The branch like figures that receive impulses & conducts them to the cell body

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Cell Body

• Myelin Sheath

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The two parts of the Peripheral Nervous System

• Brain and Spinal Cord

• Somatic and Autonomic

• Systematic and Brain

• Spinal cord and Autonomic

The ____________ is part of the peripheral nervous system and controls our senses.

• Systemic

• Autonomic

• Somatic

• Autonomous

What is number 3 pointing at on the neuron?

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Myelin Sheath

• Soma

What part of the neuron is number 4 pointing at?

• Dendrite

• Axon Terminal

• Axon

• Myelin Sheath

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which part of the Neuron is number 1 pointing at?

• Dendrite

• Cell body

• Axon

• Nucleus

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What is the purpose of the myelin sheath on the axon?

• To maintain temperature
• To improve conductivity
• To protect the axon
• To release neurotransmitters

Sensory neurons carry nerve impulses from the sense organs and internal organs (like your stomach) to the

• peripheral nervous system (PNS)
• central nervous system (CNS)
• muscles
• sense organs

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