Intro to Nervous System

The spaces between the covered parts of an axon are called:  

• synaptic clefts

• nodes of Ranvier

• Ventricles

• Vesicles

X

• Axon Terminal Button

• Neurotransmitters

• Dendrite

• Synapse

Z

• Dendrite

• Axon Terminal

• Neurotransmitters

• Synapse

What part of the neuron houses the nucleus?

• Cell Body

• Dendrites

• Axon Terminal

• Synapse

The type of cell that conducts an electrical impulse.

• neuron

• glial cells

• astrocyte

• myelin sheath

What are the main parts of the Central Nervous System?

• Brain & Chest

• Spinal Cord & Spinal Nerves

• Brain & Spinal Cord

• Heart & Brain

The part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons is the

• axon

• dendrites

• myelin sheath

• synapse

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is the function of the central nervous system?

• Regulating internal organs

• Carrying sensory signals to the central nervous system

• Carrying motor signals to skeletal muscles

• Processing and coordinating information

The master controlling and communicating system of the body

• Endocrine System

• Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous system

• Cardiovascular System

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What is the primary role of astrocytes in the nervous system?

• Conducts electrical impulses

• Provides support and nutrition to neurons, forms blood brain barrier

• Speeds up the transmission of electrical impulses

• Generates electrical impulses