The Basic Structure and Function of the Nervous System

Which is NOT part of the nervous system?

• brain

• spinal cord

• muscles

• nerves

Which sense is shown in the picture?

• smell

• sight

• taste

• hear

• touch

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which sense is shown in the picture?

• smell

• sight

• taste

• hear

• touch

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which sense is shown in the picture?

• smell

• sight

• taste

• hear

• touch

Which sense is shown in the picture?

• smell

• sight

• taste

• hear

• touch

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which sense is shown in the picture?

• smell

• sight

• taste

• hear

• touch

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is the function of the nervous system?

• pump blood around the body

• help us breathe

• control and communicate messages

What is the name of nerve cells?

• Neurons

• white blood cells

• cardiac cells

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What direction does impulses move in a neuron?

• from dendrites to axon ends

• from axon ends to dendrites

Which statement best describes the movement of an impulses?

• interneuron -> sensory neuron -> motor neuron

• sensory neuron -> interneuron -> motor neuron

• motor neuron -> interneuron -> sensory neuron