TEST Nervous System & Terminology

Letter C is pointing to the structures of neurons that receive nerve impulses. What are these structures?

• myelin Sheath

• axon

• synapse

• dendrite

Letter E pointing to the structures on the neuron where the synapse is located. What are these structures?

• cell body

• axon terminal

• myelin sheath

• dendrite

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This type of neuron transmits signals from the brain to your muscles.

• Sensory Neuron

• Interneuron

• Motor Neuron

Match the parts of the eye with the correct number.

• #6

• Retina

• #8

• Lens

• #9

• Iris

• #10

• Pupil

• #14

• Cornea

Inside your nose, your nerve endings connect to the ________ nerve.

(a)   ​

• olfactory
• vestibular
• cochlear
• optic

Match the number with the correct term.

• ear canal

• #3

• nerve

• #2

• eardrum

• #1

• cochlea

• #5

What chemicals do the neuron release into the synapse to communicate with another cell?

• hormones

• neurotransmitters

• dendrites

• enzymes

Label the area of the brain with its correct function.

a

b

c

d

e

f

smell

sight

Hearing & taste

speech

movement

touch

Label the brain with the correct function.

a

b

c

vital life functions

intelligence

muscle coordination

Match the picture of the head region with the correct section that is being shown. (These pictures are all of the head region.)

• transverse

• 
• midsaggital

• 
• frontal

•