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WorksheetsNervous System
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Stimulus
A nerve cell with a unique structure for receiving and passing on information
The animal’s reaction to the stimulus
A signal that causes an animal to react in some way
Response
a nerve cell with a unique structure for receiving and passing on information
the animal’s reaction to the stimulus
a signal that causes an animal to react in some way
Neuron
a nerve cell with a unique structure for receiving and passing on information
a signal that causes an animal to react in some way
found in the brain and spinal cord and allow sensory and motor neurons to communicate
Sensory Neurons
the animal’s reaction to the stimulus
nerve cells that detect stimuli
nerve cells that carry response information to muscles and other organs
Sensory neurons
the animal’s reaction to the stimulus
nerve cells that detect stimuli
found in the brain and spinal cord and allow sensory and motor neurons to communicate
nerve cells that carry response information to muscles and other organs
Interneurons/Relay neurons
nerve cells that detect stimuli
a signal that causes an animal to react in some way
nerve cells that carry response information to muscles and other organs
found in the brain and spinal cord and allow sensory and motor neurons to communicate
Motor neurons
the animal’s reaction to the stimulus
found in the brain and spinal cord and allow sensory and motor neurons to communicate
nerve cells that detect stimuli
nerve cells that carry response information to muscles and other organs
Cat goes inside to escape the heat.
Select the stimulus.
The heat
Indoors
the cat walking inside
Dog smells dog treat.
Select the response.
Dog eats the treat
Dog shares treat with a friend
Dog smells treat
One bird of paradise needs to clean an area, before it can dance to impress a mate. When it sees a leaf, it picks it up and moves it out of the area. What in this example is the stimulus?
Picking up the leaf and moving it
Dancing with a friend
Leaves cluttering the area
