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Nervous System Review - PLTW Lesson 2.1 and 2.2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This collects stimuli from your environment, processes it, and decides how to respond to it.

a)

neurons

b)

brain and spinal cord

c)

nervous system

d)

motor neurons

2.

In the nervous system, your brain ...

a)

sends out an input signal

b)

interprets the input signal

c)

interprets the output signal

d)

answer not here

3.

The peripheral nervous system DOES NOT include ...

a)

brain and neurons

b)

spinal cord and nerves

c)

spinal cord and brain

d)

neurons and nerves

4.

A bundle of neurons is also known as ...

a)

stimuli

b)

nerves

c)

signals

d)

nervous system

5.

The _________ is responsible for receiving the input signal and sending it to the _________________.

a)

sensory neuron, central nervous system

b)

motor neuron, peripheral nervous system

c)

sensory neuron, motor neuron

d)

answer not here

6.

Muscles and glands receive signals from ....

a)

sensory neurons

b)

input stimuli

c)

motor neurons

7.

This helps a signal pass through a neuron quickly.

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

synapse

d)

answer not here

8.

The (a)   is the gap between the branches extending from a neuron's axon that sends a signal to the next neuron.

9.

A branch extending from a neuron that receives signals from another neuron through a synapse is/are the (a)   .

10.

The "cell body" of a neuron can be found near the myelin sheath or nucleus.

(a)  

11.

The myelin sheath are part of the (a)   .

12.

The chemicals that help transfer a signal across a synapse and allow it to pass from neuron to neuron are called (a)   .