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WorksheetsNervous System
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
The brain and spinal cord make up the...
CNS (central nervous system)
PNS (peripheral nervous system)
ANS (autonomic nervous system)
SNS (somatic nervous system
The system that controls your voluntary muscle movements is the...
CNS (central nervous system)
PNS (peripheral nervous system)
ANS (autonomic nervous system)
SNS (somatic nervous system
The system that controls your involuntary muscle movements and internal organs is the...
CNS (central nervous system)
PNS (peripheral nervous system)
ANS (autonomic nervous system)
SNS (somatic nervous system
All the neurons that lie outside the brain and spinal cord make up the...
CNS (central nervous system)
PNS (peripheral nervous system)
ANS (autonomic nervous system)
SNS (somatic nervous system
The meninges are...
a series of membranes that support the brain and spinal cord
the neurons that link sensory and motor neurons
the channels that allow potassium into the axon
What is G?
Dendrites
Myelin sheath
axon terminal
node
What is B?
Dendrites
Myelin sheath
axon terminal
node
What is E?
Dendrites
Myelin sheath
axon terminal
node
What is H?
Dendrites
Myelin sheath
axon terminal
node
A rapid change in charge across the membrane of a neuron is an...
Action potential
Myelin sheath
sodium-potassium pump
The neurons that send signals from the brain to the body are...
Sensory Neurons
Motor Neurons
Interneurons
What are neurotransmitters?
The gates that let ions in and out of the axon
The molecules that carry an action potential across a synaptic cleft
Interneurons that communicate between sensory and motor neurons
The neurons that send signals from the body to the brain are...
Sensory Neurons
Motor Neurons
Interneurons
When a neuron is at rest, it's axon has a resting potential with a slightly ________ charge
negative
positive
neutral
When the spinal cord shortcuts the brain to help protect the body its called a...
reflex arc
neurotransmitter
action potential
The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for...
activating your fight or flight response
Maintaining body functions under normal circumstances (such as resting and digesting)
Voluntary muscle movements
Empathy with others
The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for...
activating your fight or flight response
Maintaining body functions under normal circumstances (such as resting and digesting)
Voluntary muscle movements
Empathy with others
