WorksheetsApologia General Science Module 16 Nervous System
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
These carry signals toward a neuron's cell body
axons
dendrites
ganglia
These support the neurons by performing various tasks so neurons can do their jobs.
dendrites
axans
neuroglia
These are chemicals that travel across synapses transmitting signals from the end of the axon to the receiving cells.
axons
neurotransmitters
neurons
These are composed of cell bodies, dendrites and axons
myelin sheath
neurons
nerves
These carry signals away from the body.
dendrites
axons
neurons
The system of nerves that carries instructions from the CNS to the body's smooth muscles, cardiac muscles, and glands.
Somatic Nervous system
Sensory nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
The system of nerves that carries information from the body's receptors to the CNS is called...
Sensory nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
The part of the autonomic nervous system that calms you down, slows the heart rate.
parasympathetic
sympathetic
The part of the autonomic nervous system that speeds up the heart rate is called...
parasympathetic
sympathetic
The ciliary muscle...
constricts the lens in the eye to adjust the focus
helps a boa constrictor to squeeze its prey
helps your taste buds taste food
The cochlea...
is a shell in which you can hear the ocean waves
converts the rocking motion of the ear bones into electrical signals for your brain to interpret
helps you taste your food
Our tongues can only taste things like, sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami in certain regions. (be careful on this one).
Yes
No, recent studies have disproven this idea.
This part of your brain helps to control voluntary muscles.
cerebrum
cerebellum
Corpus callosum
This part of your brain controls most high-level thinking skills such as reasoning.
cerebellum
cerebrum (I gave it away with my picture, didn't I? )
corpus callosum
This part of your brain allows the two hemispheres to communicate.
cerebrum
cerebellum
corpus callosum
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